Although language can always be analyzed as a commodity, its salience as a resource with
exchange value has increased with the growing importance of language in the globalized …

Language and materiality have long been considered separate phenomena, but an
increasing interest in their convergence suggests the productive potential of considering the …

The Basque language, Euskara, is one of Europe's most ancient tongues and a vital part of
today's lively Basque culture. Reclaiming Basque examines the ideology, methods, and …

Conceived as the act of aligning with the moral imperative to enhance one's worth in the
world through a strategic management of language-related resources (De Costa et al. in …

In this article, we bring together two distinct ethnographic cases of capitalist production—
food producers in northern Italy and Asian American advertising executives in New York City …

This special issue aims to develop a research agenda that brings language to the centre of
our inquiry and critique of neoliberalism. Based on empirical case studies from across …

How language is conceptualized as labor is a function of the economy within which profits
are made and businesses are structured. Under capitalist regimes, language practices have …

What kinds of bilingualism should be developed through education in different social
contexts? What kinds of bilingualism can be developed in and through education? What …

This article reviews how the analytics of governmentality have been taken up by scholars in
linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics. It explores the distinctive …

Living Memory investigates the complex question of language and its place at the heart of
Bergamasco culture in northern Italy.• Integrates extensive participant observation with …