Language As Hope

"Drawing on original research into marginalised communities in Brazil, this pioneering book illustrates what language can teach us about what it means to hope. It foregrounds the real-world effects of the study of language, making it essential reading for researchers and students in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology"--

List of contents

List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Text; Introduction; 1. Language as Hope; 2. 'País do Futuro' and Present-Day Communities of Hope; 3. Hope in the Present; 4. The Enregisterment of Hope; 5. Scaling Hope; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Daniel N. Silva is a professor at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Unicamp, Brazil. His research focuses on language, violence, and hope in Rio de Janeiro's favelas.Jerry Won Lee is a professor at the University of California, Irvine. His other books include Locating Translingualism (Cambridge University Press, 2022).

Summary

Drawing on original research into marginalised communities in Brazil, this pioneering book illustrates what language can teach us about what it means to hope and foregrounds the real-world effects of the study of language. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Won Lee, Daniel N. Silva, Daniel N. (Universidade Estadual De Campina Silva
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781009306522
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0930652-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Cultural Studies, Brazil, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Sociolinguistics, Communication Studies, Language acquisition