Translinguistics : negotiating innovation and ordinariness Translinguistics represents a powerful alternative to conventional paradigms of language such as bilingualism and code switching which assume the compartmentalization of different languages into fixed and arbitrary boundaries. Translinguistics more accurately reflects the fluid use of linguistic and semiotic resources in diverse communities. This ground breaking volume showcases work from leading as well as emerging scholars in sociolinguistics and other language oriented disciplines and collectively explores and aims to reconcile the distinction between innovation and ordinariness in translinguistics. Features of this book include: 18 chapters from 28 scholars representing a range of academic disciplines and institutions from 11 countries around the world; research on understudied communities and geographic contexts including those of Latin America South Asia and Central Asia; several chapters devoted to the diversity of communication in digital contexts. Edited by two of the most innovative scholars in the field Translinguistics: Negotiating Innovation and Ordinariness is essential reading for scholars and students interested in the question of multilingualism across a variety of subject areas