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The Handbook of Language and Globalization
Contributor(s): Coupland (Author)
ISBN: 111834717X     ISBN-13: 9781118347171
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $59.80  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics
Dewey: 306
Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
Physical Information: 1.35" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (2.33 lbs) 672 pages
 
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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