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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nirukshi Perera (Research Fellow, Curtin University, Perth)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781032115825ISBN 10: 1032115823 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 29 January 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""Language and religion have ensured the continuity of each other for generations. Perera unveils new paradoxes in this dynamic in recent forms of migration. While Saivism and Tamil are changing in a new social ecology, they still anchor heritage identity and faith for diasporic Sri Lankan Tamils in Australia.""---Professor Suresh Canagarajah, Pennsylvania State University, USA ""Niru Perera takes the reader on a deep dive of a Tamil Hindu Temple in Australia to discover what it means to be Lankan, Tamil, Hindu, and Australian. A gripping tale of the search for social inclusion amid shifting languages, identities, and beliefs across generations.""---Distinguished Professor Ingrid Piller, Macquarie University, Australia" Author InformationNirukshi Perera is a sociolinguist with a specialisation in language in Sri Lanka and the South Asian diaspora. Her thesis, on which this book is based, received the 2018 Australian Linguistics Society/Applied Linguistics Association Michael Clyne prize for the best thesis on immigrant bilingualism and language contact. She is interested in the interplay of social justice and language, in terms of migration and multiculturalism, in health communication for linguistically marginalised groups, and in how language is used for asserting and overcoming oppression. Niru is a Research Fellow in Linguistic Analysis at Curtin University where she analyses telephone interactions in emergency ambulance calls with a view to improving the effectiveness of communication that can help to save people's lives. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |