The Handbook of Language and Globalization

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Globalization is a complex combination of economic, social, and cultural shifts largely carried out through language; from texts and communicative exchanges to the orders of meaning that construct contemporary social lives. The Handbook of Language and Globalization meets the challenges that globalization poses to sociolinguistic theory by investigating key issues relating to language use and development. Comprising 36 chapters written by leading international scholars, the volume brings together new research in the field and maps out new areas for future research. Contributors cover such topics as tourism, language teaching, social networking, terrorism, and religion, among many others. The volume also illustrates critical approaches to discourse, social semiotics, linguistic anthropology, and cultural studies. The result is a vibrant interdisciplinary mix of articles that represents some of the most compelling contemporary sociolinguistic research. Venturing beyond the constraints of the typical speech community, the handbook takes steps towards re-theorizing language in the world today.
The Handbook of Language and Globalization brings together important new studies of language and discourse in the global era, consolidating a vibrant new field of sociolinguistic research. * The first volume to assemble leading scholarship in this rapidly developing field * Features new contributions from 36 internationally-known scholars, bringing together key research in the field and establishing a benchmark for future research * Comprehensive coverage is divided into four sections: global multilingualism, world languages and language systems; global discourse in key domains and genres; language, values and markets under globalization; and language, distance and identities * Covers an impressive breadth of topics including tourism, language teaching, social networking, terrorism, and religion, among many others * Winner of the British Association for Applied Linguistics book prize 2011

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Nikolas Coupland

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Communication & Media Studies Global Politics Kommunikation u. Medienforschung Linguistics Media Studies Medienforschung Political Science Politikwissenschaft Sociolinguistics Soziolinguistik Sprachwissenschaften Weltpolitik

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"Overall, The Handbook of Language and Globalization succeeds in providing the reader with insightful analysis at the intersection of language and globalization. With its broad scope and inclusion of useful research topics, the volume can be considered as an open gate for a wider field of study and research in sociolinguistics. It also provides a stimulating and complex picture of the state of theory and practice in the area of language and globalization." (Linguist, 18 October 2012)
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