Routledge A Sociolinguistics of the South - Academic Book

A Sociolinguistics of the South, part of the Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism series, offers a deep look into how multilingualisms function within southern communities. This work connects scholars from both the north and south to examine the pluralities and intelligences found in spaces of decoloniality. Through a longue duree perspective, the text explores human co-existence by looking at communal presents, pasts, and futures. It examines how people maintain attachments to place and how various languages emerge, circulate, and change over long periods of time. Each chapter is built on the direct experiences of authors who live and work among southern communities. This approach provides a nuanced look at the concepts of the south and southern identities. It is a valuable resource for those studying linguistics, history, and decolonial studies through a lens of real-world community engagement.