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Language as a local practice /
by Pennycook, Alastair,
Published by : Routledge, (Abingdon, Oxon ; | New York :) Physical details: vii, 167 p. ; 24 cm. ISBN: 0415547504 Subject(s): Sociolinguistics. | Language and languages %Variation. Year: 2010
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| Item type | Location | Call Number | Status | Notes | Date Due |
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AUM Main Library English Collections Hall | 306.44 P411 (Browse Shelf) | Available | JBC/2011/11367 | |
| Book |
AUM Main Library English Collections Hall | 306.44 P411 (Browse Shelf) | Available | JBC/2011/11367 |
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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