Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Transcription Conventions -- 1. Salsa, Zombies and Linguistics -- 2. Transnational Language Discourse -- 3. Transnational Salsa - Cultural Reinventions of the Global in Local Contexts -- 4. 'Das macht mich immer fröhlich wenn ich Spanisch sprechen kann'. Multilingual Longing and Class Exclusion in Frankfurt's Salsa Community -- 5. 'It Doesn't Matter What They Sing and How Sad They Are, They Always Sound Happy'. Evolutionist Monolingualism and Latin Branding in Sydney's LA-Style Salsa Community -- 6. 'It's Also the Cool Factor'. Multilingualism and Authenticity in Sydney's Cuban-Style Salsa Community -- 7. Language in a Transnational Age - Mobile Meanings and Multiple Modernities -- References