Dignity in diversity: Turbulent approaches to linguistic citzenship (original) (raw)

This paper explores the complexities of linguistic citizenship within diverse cultural contexts, leveraging the metaphor of turbulence to analyze how language practices evolve through singular moments of encounter. By drawing insights from Trevor Noah's comedic reflections, it illustrates how identity, race, and migration intersect in the linguistic landscape. The work argues for a material and corporeal sociolinguistics that captures the emergent and unpredictable nature of language in post-apartheid South Africa, advocating for methodologies that account for the embodied experiences of speakers.