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Linguistics in a Colonial World : A Story of Language, Meaning, and Power
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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 new insight into post-colonial controversies including endangered languages and language rights in the globalized twenty-first century
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- ISBN-13: 9781405105699
- ISBN-10: 1405105690
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Publish Date: September 2007
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.04 pounds
- Page Count: 209
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