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This Work Addresses The Questions Of Language, Locality And Practice As A Way Of Moving Forward In Our Understanding Of How Language Operates As An Integrated Social And Spatial Activity. 1. Introduction: Language As A Local Practice -- 2. 'press 1 For English': Practice As The 'generic Social Thing' -- 3. The Reverend On Ice Again: Similarity, Difference And Relocalization -- 4. Talking In The City: The Linguistic Landscaping Of Locality -- 5. Kerala Tuskers: Language As Already Local -- 6. Alibangbang And Ecologies Of Local Language Practices -- 7. 'molding Hearts-- Leading Minds-- Touching Lives': Practice As The New Discourse? -- 8. Conclusion: Language As A Local Practice. Alastair Pennycook. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [147]-163) And Index.