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In their new book, Pennycook and Otsuji introduce thenotion of 'metrolingualism':the use of languagein urban contexts by people of differing linguistic backgrounds. Due to increasing urban diversity, the use of language within cities is changing. The authors explorelanguage and linguisticswithin a number of contemporary situations, including markets, the kitchen and construction sites.Using different global cities as examples, the book engages...

In their new book, Pennycook and Otsuji introduce the notion of 'metrolingualism': the use of language in urban contexts by people of differing linguistic backgrounds. Due to increasing urban diversity, the use of language within cities is changing. The authors explore language and linguistics within a number of contemporary situations, including markets, the kitchen and construction sites. Using different global cities as examples, the book e...