English as a local language : post-colonial identities and multilingual practices /

Explores how multilingualism involving English is ordered in post-colonial, globalizing societies. By placing multilingual practices at the theoretical center, this book investigates a range of sociolinguistic domains to demonstrate how individuals use English as a local resource alongside other lan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Higgins, Christina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK ; Buffalo, NY : Multilingual Matters, ©2009.
Colección:Critical language and literacy studies.
Temas:
English language > Africa, East.
English language > Variation > Africa, East.
Sociolinguistics > Africa, East.
English language > Globalization.
Sociolinguistics.
Social & cultural anthropology.
National liberation & independence, post-colonialism.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
English language
English language > Globalization
English language > Variation
Language and languages
Sociolinguistics
Mehrsprachigkeit
Africa, East > Languages.
Afrique orientale anglophone > Langues.
Africa, East
Ostafrika
Englisch.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Multivoiced multilingualism
  • From pre-colonial beginnings to multivocality
  • Double voices in the workplace
  • Miss World or Miss Bantu? : competing dialogues on female beauty
  • The polyphony of East African hip hop
  • Selling fasta fasta in the East African marketplace
  • New wor(l)d order.

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