New Perspectives on Language Mobility
eBook - ePub

New Perspectives on Language Mobility

English on German Radio

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

New Perspectives on Language Mobility

English on German Radio

About this book

The diffusion of English and the increasing mediatization of our globalized world have significant impacts on our perceptions of language and culture. Beginning with an overview of how the conceptualization of language is currently debated in sociolinguistics and related fields, this book highlights the need for a new perspective on language mobility.

Through examining the use of English on German radio morning shows, the book explores the dynamics of language use in times of accelerated globalization and provides insights into how the media operate within the global flows of messages and linguistic resources that characterize our mediatized societies. In doing so, it demonstrates how combining the different perspectives of a sociolinguistics of mobility and contact linguistics allows for a thorough investigation of language practices in society, and advances the theoretical and practical approaches to the study of language mobility as a result.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Tables
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. List of Symbols and Abbreviations
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Critical Sociolinguistic and Cultural Perspectives on Globalization
  11. 3 The Diffusion of English from a Contact Linguistic Perspective
  12. 4 A New Perspective on Language Mobility
  13. 5 Global Cultural Flows
  14. 6 Competition and Segmentation
  15. 7 The Workplace
  16. 8 The Journalist
  17. 9 Conclusion
  18. Appendices
  19. Notes
  20. References
  21. Index
  22. Imprint