A key assumption in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics has traditionally been that
interaction within communities tends to proceed on the basis of some degree of shared …

Abstract English language curriculum development in a culturally and linguistically diverse
setting is always a site of struggle. Particularly in Indonesia, there has been a dramatic …

This chapter reviews the main pursuits and contributions among studies on identities in
mobility. It addresses contemporary and seminal works carried out in the broad disciplinary …

This chapter discusses the statistics of English across Asia, with reference to both the
numbers of English users in the region, and the measurement of levels of English …

Indonesia has an extreme diversity of linguistic wealth, with 707 languages by one count, or
731 languages and more than 1,100 dialects in another estimate, spoken by more than 600 …

Nation-states manage and simplify diversity through a range of practices, including
schooling and the mass media. Some argue that the forces that engender diversity have …

Language and Social Change in China: Undoing Commonness through Cosmopolitan
Mandarin offers an innovative and authoritative account of the crucial role of language in …

This book examines how style and intersubjective meanings emerge through language use.
While numerous studies on youth language focus on face-to-face interaction, this book …

The representation of minority ethnic communities is an acute issue in many countries in
East and Southeast Asia. In Muslim-majority Indonesia, the rise of Jakarta's governor, Basuki …

South Africa is a highly mobile country characterized by historical displacements and
contemporary mobilities, both social and demographic. Getting to grips with diversity …