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Metrolingualism: fixity, fluidity and language in flux

Otsuji, Emi, Pennycook, Alastair·2010·International Journal of Multilingualism
DOI 10.1080/14790710903414331
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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.

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Authors
Otsuji, E., & Pennycook, A.
Venue
International Journal of Multilingualism
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2010-08
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
240-254
ISSN
  • 1479-0718 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-7530
DOI
10.1080/14790710903414331
OpenAlex
W2026636966
Cited by
900
References
1
FWCI
52.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed

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