Stephanie Rudwick

The Ambiguity of English as a Lingua Franca (eBook, PDF)

Politics of Language and Race in South Africa

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Produktbeschreibung

Grounded in ethnography, this monograph explores the ambiguity of English as a lingua franca by focusing on identity politics of language and race in contemporary South Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429633300
• Artikelnr.: 62321974

Autorenporträt

Stephanie Rudwick is a linguistic anthropologist and interdisciplinarian in African Studies/Political Science at the University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic and an honorary affiliate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her research focuses primarily on the sociocultural politics of language, race, ethnicity, and gender and she has published widely on these topics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Framing the Study
2. English in the World and as a Lingua Franca
3. The Making of English as a Lingua Franca in South Africa
4. Marginalisation and Empowerment
5. Cosmopolitanism and Parochialism
6. Linguistic Mobility and Racial Authenticity
7. Gendered Ambiguities
8. Disruption and Innovation
9. Positionality and Reflexivity
10. Conclusion: Moving the Centre