Language, immigration and labor : negotiating work in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands
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Language, immigration and labor : negotiating work in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands
（Language and globalization）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
- : hardback
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-182) and index
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Description
This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of Spanish-speaking immigrant day laborers in Arizona. It examines the value of speaking English in this context and the dynamics of intercultural communication in fast-paced job negotiations.
Table of Contents
1. The Social Context of Language Contact in the Informal Economy 2. Globalization, Immigrant Labor, and Language 3. 'If I knew the language, don't think I would be here': Shifting Understandings of the Linguistic Capital of English 4. Solidarity, Rapport, and Co-membership: Employers' Hiring Practices 5. Performing the Good Worker 6. Conceptualizing Intercultural Contact in the Borderlands
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