Bibliograph

Exploring (im)mobilities, language practices, discourses and imaginaries

Type

Label

Exploring (im)mobilities, language practices, discourses and imaginaries

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Exploring (im)mobilities

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Encounters, 23

Sub title

language practices, discourses and imaginaries

Summary

The impact of mobility and superdiversity in recent sociolinguistic research is well-established, yet very few studies deal with issues related to immobility. The chapters in this book focus on the sociolinguistic investigation of the dynamics between mobility and immobility as experienced by migrants, asylum seekers and members of minority or exploited groups. Central to the book is an exploration of how mobilities are affected by and in turn affect power relations and of the kinds of resources used by people to deal with (im)mobility processes. The book brings to light a new critical sociolinguistic imagination that is responsive to 21st century processes of (im)mobilities as socially, discursively and emotionally constructed and negotiated

Target audience

adult

Classification