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IS RUSSIAN DECOMMODIFYING IN CATALONIA?
Miquel Cabal-Guarro
Russian journal of linguistics: Vestnik RUDN, Vol 21, Iss 3, Pp 605-619 (2017)
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| Title | IS RUSSIAN DECOMMODIFYING IN CATALONIA? |
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| Authors | Miquel Cabal-Guarro |
| Publication Year |
2017
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| Source |
Russian journal of linguistics: Vestnik RUDN, Vol 21, Iss 3, Pp 605-619 (2017)
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| Description |
The data collected in an ethnographic study conducted between 2014 and 2016 in tourist areas in Catalonia, Spain shows that the mastery of Russian has become a profitable commodity in Spanish tourism industry. The purpose of this paper is to show where and how Russian is used in the service industry and trace the commodification of the language over time. Against the background of fluctuating numbers of Russian-speaking visitors, this analysis will contribute to a better understanding of processes of language commodification and decommodification and the relationship between wider political and economic con-texts and valorisation of particular languages and speakers.
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| Document Type |
article
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| Language |
English
Russian |
| Publisher Information |
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 2017.
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