Translingual Inheritance - Language Diversity in Early National Philadelphia

A Linguistic History that Can Help Us Rethink Diversity and Inclusion in Present-Day Public Life

About the author

Elizabeth Kimball is assistant professor of English at Drexel University. She is co-chair of the Philadelphia Writing Program Administrators, an affiliate of the Council of Writing Program Administrators. She is also a member of Rhetoric Society of America and the Conference on College Composition and Communication. Her work involves history, memory, language, and collaborative public life.

Summary

An eye-opening examination at how early American communities used language to create identities and build a country.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Kimball
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780822946687
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-4668-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Composition, Literacy, and Cul; Composition, Literacy, and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries