The Routledge Handbook of Language and Youth Culture 1st Edition

Grab your copy of The Routledge Handbook of Language and Youth Culture, 1st Edition — edited by Bente A. Svendsen and Rickard Jonsson — a definitive guide that illuminates how young people around the world shape, contest and reinvent language.

This authoritative volume brings together cutting-edge research and rich case studies from Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America and beyond. It maps key debates in sociolinguistics and youth studies, covering multilingualism, urban vernaculars, digital communication, slang, identity construction, gender and ethnicity, schooling, and media influence. Written by leading scholars, each chapter combines theoretical insight with empirical evidence, making complex ideas accessible for researchers, teachers, students and practitioners.

Discover practical value for classroom practice, curriculum design, policy development and community outreach. Learn how youth language practices reflect social inequalities, creative resistance and transnational flows—insightful for linguists, anthropologists, educators, sociologists and cultural studies professionals. Methodological chapters offer robust approaches to studying youth interaction in face-to-face and online contexts, helping you design rigorous, ethically informed projects.

Packed with cross-cultural perspectives and interdisciplinary analysis, this handbook is an essential reference for anyone seeking a full-spectrum understanding of language and youth culture today. Its clear organization and scholarly depth make it ideal for graduate courses, research libraries and professional development.

Add The Routledge Handbook of Language and Youth Culture, 1st Edition to your collection and stay at the forefront of research on how young people speak, connect and create meaning across communities and platforms. Order now to enrich your research, teaching and practice with global, contemporary insight.

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