Aspiring to be Global : : Language and Social Change in a Tourism Village in China / / Shuang Gao.
This book makes a novel contribution to the sociolinguistics of globalization by examining the dynamics between language and social change in the tourism destination of West Street, Yangshuo, China. The author makes use of multiple sources, including ethnographic interviews, tourist literature, publ...
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Place / Publishing House: | Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Encounters
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Approaching the 'Global Village'
- 3. Commodification of Place, Consumption of Identity: Making 'Global Village' a Brand
- 4. Tensions of Space: Living on the Margins of the 'Global Village'
- 5. Global Village as 'English Corner': 'Enjoy Speaking English All the Time'
- 6. Globalization: A Short Reflection
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- References
- Index