Language as a Local Practice 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