New Ethnicities and Language Use [electronic resource] /
Harris, Roxy.author.
The children and grandchildren of South Asian migrants to the UK are living out British identities which go largely unrecognized. This book emphasizes their everyday low-key Britishness, albeit a Britishness with new inflections. It is this sensibility that marks them as Brasians .
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Researching Ethnicities and Cultures; 3 Language Use and Ethnicity: Mapping the Terrain; 4 New Ethnicities As Lived Experience; 5 How You Talk Is Who You Are; 6 'My Culture', 'My Language', 'My Religion': Communities, Practices and Diasporas; 7 Popular Culture, Ethnicities and Tastes; 8 What is a Brasian?; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The children and grandchildren of South Asian migrants to the UK are living out British identities which go largely unrecognized. This book emphasizes their everyday low-key Britishness, albeit a Britishness with new inflections. It is this sensibility that marks them as Brasians .
Applied linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Ethnicity.
Globalization.
Applied Linguistics.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Sociolinguistics.
Sociology, general.
Ethnicity Studies.
Globalization.