Language, Immigration and Labor
Negotiating Work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
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ISBN-13:
9781137301017
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
28.10.2014
Seiten:
184
Autor:
E. Dubord
Gewicht:
408 g
Format:
216x145x20 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of Spanish-speaking immigrant day laborers in Arizona. It examines the value of speaking English in this context and the dynamics of intercultural communication in fast-paced job negotiations.
Unique approach: combines a sociolinguistic analysis with an intercultural ethnographic analysis
1. The Social Context of Language Contact in the Informal Economy 2. Globalization, Immigrant Labor, and Language 3. 'If I knew the language, don't think I would be here': Shifting Understandings of the Linguistic Capital of English 4. Solidarity, Rapport, and Co-membership: Employers' Hiring Practices 5. Performing the Good Worker 6. Conceptualizing Intercultural Contact in the Borderlands