Salsa, Language and Transnationalism |
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| Author:
| Schneider, Britta |
| Series title: | Encounters Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78309-189-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $218.95 |
Book Description:
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This unique contribution to the field of sociolinguistics scrutinises language ideologies in a globalised world. Using ethnographic methodology and a deconstructive approach to language it examines German and Australian Communities of Practice constituted by Salsa dance, and asks what languages symbolise in transnational, non-ethnic cultures.
This unique contribution to the field of sociolinguistics scrutinises language ideologies in a globalised world. Using ethnographic methodology and a deconstructive approach to language it examines German and Australian Communities of Practice constituted by Salsa dance, and asks what languages symbolise in transnational, non-ethnic cultures.