Gender, Neoliberalism and Distinction through Linguistic Capital - Taiwanese Narratives of Struggle and Strategy

This book presents the narratives of four Taiwanese young women, all proficient in English, set against the background of the dynamics of multilingualism in Taiwan. It chronicles their strategies and struggles when utilizing cultural goods - in this case their linguistic resources - to differentiate themselves within Taiwanese society.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Mark Fifer Seilhamer is a Lecturer in the English Language and Literature Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include language and identity, language attitudes and ideologies, and language planning and policy.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Mark Fifer Seilhamer
• Verlag: Ingram Publishers Services
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 06.03.2019
• EAN: 9781788923019
• ISBN: 978-1-78892-301-9
• Abmessung: 148 mm x 210 mm x 16 mm
• Gewicht: 420 g
• Serie: Encounters
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen; Taiwan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls