The linguistic division of labour across occupations: moving the discussion on

David Block

doi:10.1515/ijsl-2021-0048

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The linguistic division of labour across occupations: moving the discussion on

David Block

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From the journal International Journal of the Sociology of Language Volume 2021 Issue 270

Abstract

In this short paper, I begin by providing background for inquiry into the division of labour across occupations, examined from an economics of language perspective. I then critically discuss the four papers that compose this special issue on the topic, before closing with three suggestions for factors to bear in mind in future research.

Keywords: class; communication skills; division of labour; economics of language; language labour; multilingualism; social reproduction theory

Corresponding author: David Block, Departament d’Humanitats, ICREA, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, E-mail: davidmartin.block@upf.edu

Acknowledgements

I thank John Gray, Alexandre Duchêne and Amado Alarcón for their helpful comments on earlier versions of this paper.

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Received: 2021-04-09

Accepted: 2021-04-09

Published Online: 2021-05-24

Published in Print: 2021-07-27

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Keywords for this article

class; communication skills; division of labour; economics of language; language labour; multilingualism; social reproduction theory