New Ethnicities and Language Use

Harris, Roxy. Ed(s): Wright, Sue; Kelly-Holmes, Helen

ISBN 10: 0230580076 / ISBN 13: 9780230580077

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

About this Item

The children and grandchildren of South Asian migrants to the UK are living out British identities which go largely unrecognized. This book emphasizes their everyday low-key Britishness, albeit a Britishness with new inflections. It is this sensibility that marks them as Brasians. Editor(s): Wright, Sue; Kelly-Holmes, Helen. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFS; JFSL1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288. . 2006. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Ethnicities and Language Use
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230580076
• ISBN 13: 9780230580077
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The children and grandchildren of South Asian migrants to the UK are living out British identities which go largely unrecognized. This book emphasizes their everyday low-key Britishness, albeit a Britishness with new inflections. It is this sensibility that marks them as Brasians .

About the Author

Roxy Harris is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Science and Public Policy at King's College London, UK. He has a particular interest in the relationships between language, power, ethnicity and culture and has researched, taught and published on these issues in London for many years.