The languages of global hip hop /
The languages of global hip hop /
edited by Marina Terkourafi.
- 1 online resource (xii, 351 pages)
- Advances in sociolinguistics .
- Advances in sociolinguistics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Notes on Contributors; Introduction: A Fresh Look at Some Old Questions; 1. Multilingualism, Ethnicity and Genre in Germany's Migrant Hip Hop; 2. Kiff my zikmu: Symbolic Dimensions of Arabic, English and Verlan in French Rap Texts; 3. 'We ain't Terrorists but we Droppin' Bombs': Language Use and Localization in Egyptian Hip Hop; 4. Roma Rap and the Black Train: Minority Voices in Hungarian Hip Hop; 5. Empowerment through Taboo: Probing the Sociolinguistic Parameters of German Gangsta Rap Lyrics; 6. Glocalizing Keepin' it Real: South Korean Hip-Hop Playas.
In the case of hip-hop, the forces of top-down corporatization and bottom-up globalization are inextricably woven. This volume takes the view that hip-hop should not be viewed with this dichotomous dynamic in mind and that this dynamic does not arise solely outside of the continental US. Close analysis of the facts reveals a much more complex situation in which market pressures, local (musical) traditions, linguistic and semiotic intelligibility, as well as each country's particular historico-political past conspire to yield new hybrid expressive genres. This exciting collection looks at lingu ...
English.
9781441116390 (electronic book) 1441116397 (electronic book) 9786612710070 6612710071
9781441116390 codeMantra
GBB981120 bnb
019379220 Uk
Sociolinguistics.
Hip-hop--Influence.
Culture and globalization.
Sociolinguistique.
Culture et mondialisation.
sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Sociolinguistics.
Culture and globalization.
Hip-hop--Influence.
Sociolinguistics.
Electronic books.
Rap (Music)
Rap (Music)
Rap.
P40.5.H56 / L36 2010
306.44
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Notes on Contributors; Introduction: A Fresh Look at Some Old Questions; 1. Multilingualism, Ethnicity and Genre in Germany's Migrant Hip Hop; 2. Kiff my zikmu: Symbolic Dimensions of Arabic, English and Verlan in French Rap Texts; 3. 'We ain't Terrorists but we Droppin' Bombs': Language Use and Localization in Egyptian Hip Hop; 4. Roma Rap and the Black Train: Minority Voices in Hungarian Hip Hop; 5. Empowerment through Taboo: Probing the Sociolinguistic Parameters of German Gangsta Rap Lyrics; 6. Glocalizing Keepin' it Real: South Korean Hip-Hop Playas.
In the case of hip-hop, the forces of top-down corporatization and bottom-up globalization are inextricably woven. This volume takes the view that hip-hop should not be viewed with this dichotomous dynamic in mind and that this dynamic does not arise solely outside of the continental US. Close analysis of the facts reveals a much more complex situation in which market pressures, local (musical) traditions, linguistic and semiotic intelligibility, as well as each country's particular historico-political past conspire to yield new hybrid expressive genres. This exciting collection looks at lingu ...
English.
9781441116390 (electronic book) 1441116397 (electronic book) 9786612710070 6612710071
9781441116390 codeMantra
GBB981120 bnb
019379220 Uk
Sociolinguistics.
Hip-hop--Influence.
Culture and globalization.
Sociolinguistique.
Culture et mondialisation.
sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Sociolinguistics.
Culture and globalization.
Hip-hop--Influence.
Sociolinguistics.
Electronic books.
Rap (Music)
Rap (Music)
Rap.
P40.5.H56 / L36 2010
306.44