Présentation de l'éditeur
Crossing Language and Ethnicity Among Adolescents is a study of sociolinguistic processes in multiracial urban youth culture, and it focuses on language 'crossing':
- the use of panjabi by adolescents of Afro-Caribbean and Anglo descent
- the use of Creole by adolescents of Panjabi and Anglo descent
- the use of stylised Indian English
The book carefully distinguishes between crossing in different varieties, it explains the general characteristics of crossing and it addresses the central question: how far and in what ways do intricate processes of language sharing and exchange help to overcome race stratification and contribute to a new sense of mixed youth, class and neighbourhood community?
Revue de presse
"Ben Rampton has produced a very important study...an inspiring model for many other researchers."
Journal of Sociolinguistics
"The importance of this book for sociolinguistic research cannot be overestimated."
Language and Education
