English as a Local Language: Post-Colonial Identities and Multilingual Practices

By Christina Higgins

Book Overview

This book explores how multilingualism involving English is ordered in post-colonial, globalizing societies. By placing multilingual practices at the theoretical center, the author investigates a range of sociolinguistic domains to demonstrate how individuals use English as a local resource to produce an array of local and global identifications.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847691803
• ISBN13: 9781847691804
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"