The Languages of Global Hip Hop (Advances in Sociolinguistics)

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. Read more... Content: 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. Abstract: Looks at linguistic, cultural and economic aspects of hip-hop in parallel using various frameworks of analysis. Read more... 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 linguistic, cultural and economic aspects of hip-hop in parallel and showcases a global scope. It engages with questions of code-switching, code-mixing, the minority language/regional dialect vs. standard dynamic, the discourse of political resistance, immigrant ideologies, youth and new language varieties and will be essential reading for graduates and researchers in sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. Edited By Marina Terkourafi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.