Linguistic Choices in the Contemporary City - 9780367366735

Taylor & Francis

Linguistic Choices in the Contemporary CityPostmodern Individuals in Urban Communicative Settings\nAuthor(s): Dick Smakman, Ji? Nekvapil, Kapitolina Fedorova\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367366735, 978-0367366735\nSynopsis\nLinguistic Choices in the Contemporary City focuses on how individuals navigate conversation in highly diversified contexts and provides a broad overview of state of the art research in urban sociolinguistics across the globe. Bearing in mind the impact of international travel and migration, the book accounts for the shifting contemporary studies to the workings of language choices in places where people with many different backgrounds meet and exchange ideas. It specifically addresses how people handle language use challenges in a broad range of settings to present themselves positively and meet their information and identity goals. \n\nWhile a speakers experience runs like a thread throu.