Language as a local practice / Alastair Pennycook.
| Author/creator | Pennycook, Alastair, 1957- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Milton Park, Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, |
| Description | vii, 167 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-163) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009037317 |
| ISBN | 9780415547505 (hbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415547504 (hbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415547512 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415547512 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780203846223 (ebk.) |
| ISBN | 0203846222 (ebk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |