Metrolingualism: Fixity, fluidity and language in flux

Otsuji, E; Pennycook, A

Metrolingualism: Fixity, fluidity and language in flux

Otsuji, E

Pennycook, A

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Citation:: International Journal of Multilingualism, 2010, 7 (3), pp. 240 - 254
Issue Date:: 2010-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Otsuji, E https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3318-0995	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pennycook, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4656-6187	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Multilingualism, 2010, 7 (3), pp. 240 - 254	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1479-0718	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/14127
dc.description.abstract	By extending the notion of metroethnicity, this paper proposes the notion of metrolingualism, creative linguistic practices across borders of culture, history and politics. Metrolingualism gives us a way to move beyond current terms such as 'multilingualism' and 'multiculturalism'. It is a product of modern and often urban interaction, describing the ways in which people of different and mixed backgrounds use, play with and negotiate identities through language. The focus is not so much on language systems as on languages as emergent from contexts of interaction. Looking at data from workplaces where metrolingual language use is common, we show how the use of both fixed and fluid linguistic and cultural identities is part of the process of language use. The notion of metrolingualism gives us ways of moving beyond common frameworks of language, providing insights into contemporary, urban language practices, and accommodating both fixity and fluidity in its approach to language use. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Multilingualism	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/14790710903414331	en_US
dc.title	Metrolingualism: Fixity, fluidity and language in flux	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	7	en_US
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Abstract:

By extending the notion of metroethnicity, this paper proposes the notion of metrolingualism, creative linguistic practices across borders of culture, history and politics. Metrolingualism gives us a way to move beyond current terms such as 'multilingualism' and 'multiculturalism'. It is a product of modern and often urban interaction, describing the ways in which people of different and mixed backgrounds use, play with and negotiate identities through language. The focus is not so much on language systems as on languages as emergent from contexts of interaction. Looking at data from workplaces where metrolingual language use is common, we show how the use of both fixed and fluid linguistic and cultural identities is part of the process of language use. The notion of metrolingualism gives us ways of moving beyond common frameworks of language, providing insights into contemporary, urban language practices, and accommodating both fixity and fluidity in its approach to language use. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.

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