Linguistic Practice in Changing Conditions

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Theoretically sound and methodologically rigorous, this book offers vibrant ethnographic descriptions of how people respond to (and take issue with) the rapidly changing conditions of late capitalist societies in the linguistic minutiae of their daily lives. Covering a wide range of phenomena, Ben Rampton (and colleagues) reimagines the role of sociolinguistics today, demonstrating the field's vitality to understand the relationship between language and society in a vertiginous world. * Rodrigo Borba, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * This book retools the apparatus of interactional sociolinguistics for the present age. Exploring a wealth of field sites and changing practices around social class, race, urban speech, and destabilised notions of citizenship, nativeness, security, and surveillance, Rampton's latest work is indispensable for the study of language and interaction in 21st century social life. * Devyani Sharma, Queen Mary University of London, UK * A compelling panoramic collection. The chapters offer lucid insight into how everyday language practice refracts shifting political and social ecologies. A vital contribution to understanding the vexing complexities and tensions of contemporary society, the volume is also an inspirational record of the emergence of a powerful school of engaged sociolinguists. * Christopher Stroud, University of the Western Cape, South Africa and Stockholm University, Sweden *