Crossing: Language and Ethnicity among Adolescents

by Ben Rampton

Book Overview

Focusing on urban youth culture and language crossing, this foundational volume by Ben Rampton has played a pivotal role in the shaping of language and ethnic identity as a domain of study. It focuses on language crossing - the use of Panjabi by adolescents of African-Caribbean and Anglo descent, the use of Creole by adolescents with Panjabi and Anglo backgrounds, and the use of stylized Indian English. Crossing's central question is: how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138636584
• ISBN13: 9781138636583
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"