Linguistics in a Colonial World : A Story of Language, Meaning, and Power.
Joseph. Errington
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Chichester : : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., , 2008.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (212 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of Figures and Table; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Linguistic in the Colonial; 2 Early Conversions,or,How Spanish Friars Made the Little Jump; 3 Imaging the Linguistic Past; 4 Philology 's Evolutions; 5 Between Pentecost and Pidgins; 6 Colonial Linguists,(Proto)-National Languages; 7 Postcolonial Postscript; References; Languages Index; Persons Index; Subject Index;. - Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys the methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects around the world.:.; Explores how early endeavours in linguistics were used to aid in overcoming practical and ideological difficulties of colonial rule.; Traces the uses and effects of colonial linguistic projects in the shaping of identities and communities that were under, or in opposition to, imperial regimes.; Examines enduring influences of colonial linguistics in contemporary thinking about language and cultural difference.; Brings
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| ISBN | 9781405105699. - 9781405105705
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