The Sociolinguistics of Globalization |
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Author:
| Blommaert, Jan |
Series title: | Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-71023-7 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $58.95 |
Book Description:
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Human language has changed in the age of globalization: no longer tied to stable and resident communities, it moves across the globe, and it changes in the process. In this book Jan Blommaert constructs a theory of changing language in a changing society.
Human language has changed in the age of globalization: no longer tied to stable and resident communities, it moves across the globe, and it changes in the process. In this book Jan Blommaert constructs a theory of changing language in a changing society.