The Language of Marginality and Subjectivity in a Global Context

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Roberta Piazza (University of Sussex, UK) Dr Helen Ringrow (University of Portsmouth, UK)

The Language of Marginality and Subjectivity in a Global Context

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Roberta Piazza (University of Sussex, UK), Dr Helen Ringrow (University of Portsmouth, UK), Sergio Maruenda-Bataller (Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics, University of Valencia, Spain) , Carmen Gregori-Signes (Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics, University of Valencia, Spain)

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Bloomsbury Academic
05 March 2026

Sociolinguistics

Series: Advances in Sociolinguistics

This book expands and deepens the investigation of the language associated with or produced by groups that are socially, culturally, racially and economically outliers and whose marginalisation results in a different engagement with and participation in mainstream society’s activities.

It features case studies from across the globe, including Ghana, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Zambia, addressing the construction (and self-construction) of marginalisation and diversity in discourse and society, bringing to light many unheard and hidden voices and perspectives. The 14 chapters explore a wide range of forms of marginalisation and diversity as global issues that have an impact on societies worldwide, in terms of exclusion in the guise of non-participation in mainstream society’s activities and contestation in different international contexts.

The contributions in the book capture how vulnerable individuals and groups occupying the in-between spaces of marginality navigate through them and construct themselves as dissenting and diverse; how they are aware of their condition at a certain point in time and how they are able to reflect resourcefully on it. Aspiration to a safe place away from the street for individuals at risk of rough sleeping can find an echo in the desire to escape the oppression of a despotic regime that limits Saudi women’s freedom. On the contrary, cases of negative self-exclusion are exemplified by the language of Men’s Rights Activists who, critical of society’s oppression of men, engage in a condemnation of women and feminism. In both cases, there is a conflict between periphery of society and mainstream, although the language of the excluded still engages with the hegemonic society in a form of intrinsic contestation.

Edited by: Roberta Piazza (University of Sussex UK), Dr Helen Ringrow (University of Portsmouth, UK), Sergio Maruenda-Bataller (Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics, University of Valencia, Spain), Carmen Gregori-Signes (Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics, University of Valencia, Spain)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781350448582
ISBN 10: 1350448583
Series: Advances in Sociolinguistics
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 05 March 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roberta Piazza is Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Sussex, UK. Helen Ringrow is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Sergio Maruenda-Bataller is Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Valencia, Spain. Carmen Gregori-Signes is Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Valencia, Spain.

Reviews for The Language of Marginality and Subjectivity in a Global Context

Each chapter in this edited collection contributes a rich and textured exploration of the language of marginality in a global context, engaging critically with the complexity of subjectivity. It makes a compelling and nuanced case for the study of subjectivity when considering the language of marginality in a global context. The range of global scholars contributing to this collection is impressive. By bringing together scholars at different stages of their careers this book forges a path for inclusivity, in the process als0 addressing marginality in academic contexts. * Rosalchen Whitecross, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Bath Spa University, UK and Research Associate, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University), South Africa *