Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Transcription Conventions ix
5. 1. Salsa, Zombies and Linguistics 1
6. 2. Transnational Language Discourse 14
7. 3. Transnational Salsa – Cultural Reinventions of the Global in Local Contexts 34
8. 4. ‘Das macht mich immer fröhlich wenn ich Spanisch sprechen kann’. Multilingual Longing and Class Exclusion in Frankfurt’s Salsa Community 47
9. 5. ‘It Doesn’t Matter What They Sing and How Sad They Are, They Always Sound Happy’. Evolutionist Monolingualism and Latin Branding in Sydney’s LA-Style Salsa Community 70
10. 6. ‘It’s Also the Cool Factor’. Multilingualism and Authenticity in Sydney’s Cuban-Style Salsa Community 94
11. 7. Language in a Transnational Age – Mobile Meanings and Multiple Modernities 113
12. References 132