{"product_id":"ultralingualism","title":"Ultralingualism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book offers an introduction to the commonly observed, but generally ignored or misrepresented, practice of using language when referential (semantic) meaning is problematic, partial or even absent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe concept and term ‘ultralingualism’ accounts for language performance or use where meaning in the conventional sense lies elsewhere to, or beyond (\u003ci\u003eultra\u003c\/i\u003e-), the performer and\/or the listener\/audience. This book argues for the adoption of the term ‘ultralingualism’ as an important and previously absent heuristic as a means of capturing the diverse language practices where this language phenomenon occurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book adopts a dynamic and inter-disciplinary theoretical framework that encompasses a range of complementary approaches: linguistic sound or the ‘sonic’ element of language (real and invented), non-semantic\/non-referential language usage, post-vernacular performance, Bauman’s heightened performance theory, the ethics of translation, theories linking language and music, and language maintenance and shift theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author presents a range of contexts where ultralingualism can be found including in religious, musical, multilingual literacy, academic, artistic\/creative (including popular music) and language revival settings. He shares multifaceted data that illustrate how and why ultralingualism manifests itself in diverse contexts, including interview data; field notes from a number of observations of both live and online ultralingual performances; questionnaire data surveying and documentary exemplifying educational ultralingualism; a review of related literature; personal communications; and analyses of digital texts featuring ultralingualism (including YouTube performances and their BTL comments), and argues that despite the absence of referential meaning, meaning-making still occurs\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55702427697496,"sku":"9781350444584","price":107.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350444584_bf69034f-7616-4757-a9bc-b364bf523440.jpg?v=1778004038","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ultralingualism","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}