Language, Borders and Bordering Practices / Lenguaje, fronteras y prcticas de fronterizacin (Hardcover)

Hardcover. Las fronteras no son solo lineas fisicas en un mapa, sino divisiones y procesos sociales y simbolicos que se configuran continuamente a traves del lenguaje y la interaccion cotidiana. Este volumen bilinguee desafia las nociones estaticas y binarias de las fronteras, revelando como se construyen y se mantienen, pero tambien se desafian y se reinventan mediante practicas comunicativas concretas. Desde diversas perspectivas teoricas y metodologicas, los y las autoras analizan fronteras nacionales, transnacionales, simbolicas y de genero en Europa, Africa y las Americas, abordando cuestiones de urgente actualidad como la migracion, la identidad, el racismo, la discriminacion de genero y otras formas de exclusion mediadas por el lenguaje. El volumen ofrece claves criticas para comprender como el lenguaje moldea las fronteras de nuestro mundo: una contribucion que invita a reflexionar sobre las formas sutiles y manifiestas en que el lenguaje participa en la (de)construccion de las divisiones sociales. Borders are not just physical lines on a mapthey are social and symbolic divisions and processes continuously shaped through language and everyday interaction. This bilingual volume challenges static, binary notions of borders, revealing how they are constructed and maintained, but also resisted and reimagined through specific communicative practices. Bringing together diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives, the contributors examine national, transnational, symbolic, and gendered borders in Europe, Africa and the Americas, engaging with pressing issues such as migration, identity, racism, gender discrimination, and other forms of exclusion mediated by language. This volume offers critical insights into how language shapes the borders of our contemporary world: a thought-provoking contribution that invites readers to critically engage with the subtle and overt ways language participates in the (un)making of social divides. This volume offers 16 studies that address borders and boundaries in sociolinguistics-broadly understood as the discipline that investigates (and advocates for) the intersection between language and society. It explores grey zones in the linguisti This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…