The Sociolinguistics of Hip-hop as Critical Conscience Dissatisfaction and Dissent /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ross, Andrew S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rivers, Damian J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Sociolinguistics.; Culture.; Youth-Social life and customs.; Slang.; Discourse analysis.; Sociology of Culture.; Youth Culture.; Slang and Jargon.; Discourse Analysis.

This book adopts a sociolinguistic perspective to trace the origins and enduring significance of hip-hop as a global tool of resistance to oppression. The contributors, who represent a range of international perspectives, analyse how hip-hop is employed to express dissatisfaction and dissent relatin...