Normal view
MARC view
Language as a local practice / Alastair Pennycook.
Publication details: Milton Park, Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: vii, 167 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780415547512 (pbk.) :
- 0415547512 (pbk.) :
- P40 .P4115 2010
Contents:
1. Introduction: language as a local practice -- 2. 'Press 1 for English': practice as the 'generic social thing' -- 3. The reverend on ice again: similarity, difference and relocalization -- 4. Talking in the city: the linguistic landscaping of locality -- 5. Kerala tuskers: language as already local -- 6. Alibangbang and ecologies of local language practices -- 7. 'Molding hearts-- leading minds-- touching lives': practice as the new discourse? -- 8. Conclusion: language as a local practice.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | P 40 .P4115 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5025901 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-163) and index.
1. Introduction: language as a local practice -- 2. 'Press 1 for English': practice as the 'generic social thing' -- 3. The reverend on ice again: similarity, difference and relocalization -- 4. Talking in the city: the linguistic landscaping of locality -- 5. Kerala tuskers: language as already local -- 6. Alibangbang and ecologies of local language practices -- 7. 'Molding hearts-- leading minds-- touching lives': practice as the new discourse? -- 8. Conclusion: language as a local practice.
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