Linguistic identity in postcolonial multilingual spaces

Linguistic identity in postcolonial multilingual spaces / edited by Eric A. Anchimbe.

This timely volume moves away considerably from traditional topics investigated in studies of multilingualism and linguistic identity to propose new analytical approaches that investigate postcolonial societies from the standpoint of their specific internal structures. The book uses postcolonial mul...

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Corporate Author: Innovations and Reproductions in Cultures and Societies Conference
Other Authors: Anchimbe, Eric A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007.
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics > Congresses.
Multilingualism > Congresses.
Postcolonialism > Congresses.
Multilingual persons > Social conditions > Congresses.
Anthropological linguistics > Congresses.
Bilingualism & multilingualism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Anthropological linguistics
Multilingualism
Postcolonialism
Sociolinguistics
Conference papers and proceedings
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Summary:This timely volume moves away considerably from traditional topics investigated in studies of multilingualism and linguistic identity to propose new analytical approaches that investigate postcolonial societies from the standpoint of their specific internal structures. The book uses postcolonial multilingual societies as gateways into complex webs of identity construction and group boundary definition, the interplay and functions of oral (indigenous) and written (foreign) languages in multili ...
Item Description:Includes rev. version of papers originally presented at a section of the Innovations and Reproductions in Cultures and Societies Conference, which was held Dec. 9-11, 2005, Vienna, Austria.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 350 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781443810401
1443810401

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