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Transnational South Korea as a site for a sociolinguistics of globalization: Markets, timescales, neoliberalism 1
Author(s) -
SungYul Park Joseph,
Lo Adrienne
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of sociolinguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1467-9841
pISSN - 1360-6441
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2011.00524.x
Subject(s) - sociolinguistics , globalization , transnationalism , neoliberalism (international relations) , cognitive reframing , sociology , context (archaeology) , political economy , political science , gender studies , politics , linguistics , geography , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , law , archaeology
This special issue seeks a new direction for the sociolinguistics of globalization in the process of transnationalism, using as a case study new modes of Korean migration that are changing the face of Korean transnationalism, including short‐term early study abroad and return migration. Through a discussion of the historical and sociolinguistic context of South Korea, this paper demonstrates how transnational Korea is a relevant site for refining, reframing, and reconsidering the current sociolinguistics of globalization. We identify two important interventions into the theoretical considerations of language and globalization brought forward by the Korean case: (1) a heightened attention to multiple timescales and markets; and (2) a more serious engagement with and critique of neoliberalism. , . , , . : (1) ; (2) . [Korean]