Secret Manipulations - Language and Context in Africa

Zusatztext The book will be of great interest to various scholars and students interested in the inner workings of African societies, their belief systems, and social stratifications reflected in various aspects of language use. It is an outstanding book and an important addition to the literature. Informationen zum Autor Anne Storch is Professor of African Linguistics at the University of Cologne. Klappentext Secret Manipulations is the first comprehensive study of African register variation, polylectality, and derived languages. It provides a new approach to local language ideologies and concepts of grammar and metalinguistic knowledge. Zusammenfassung Secret Manipulations is the first comprehensive study of African register variation, polylectality, and derived languages. It provides a new approach to local language ideologies and concepts of grammar and metalinguistic knowledge. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1.: Change and Manipulation 2.: Social Distances 3.: Secrecy 4.: Mimesis 5.: Sacrilege 6.: Ambiguity 7.: Contact 8.: Conclusions Appendix List of Languages References Index

Product details

• Authors: Anne Storch, Storch Anne
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2011
• EAN: 9780199768974
• ISBN: 978-0-19-976897-4
• No. of pages: 242
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics