Description
Language Assemblages presents a groundbreaking approach to understanding language as fluid, heterogeneous assemblies rather than bounded systems. Alastair Pennycook applies assemblage theory to applied linguistics, challenging traditional views of language structure and multilingualism.
The book examines how languages emerge through the interconnection of sounds, words, grammar, bodies, and spaces. Pennycook argues that language is constantly assembled and reassembled through social practice, making it inherently creative and unpredictable. This framework helps explain contemporary linguistic phenomena such as code-switching, language mixing, and digital communication.
Designed for scholars and students in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, and language studies, the book provides theoretical foundations and practical examples. It reshapes how we understand language learning, multilingualism, and linguistic variation in our increasingly complex global contexts.
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