Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde

Informationen zum Autor Márcia Rego is an assistant professor of the practice and director for faculty development and assessment at Duke University. Klappentext Dialogic Nation is a study of language use and ideology in Cape Verde. It weaves together historical, linguistic, and ethnographic research on the Cape Verdean Kriolu and its relation to Portuguese, showing how the legacies of slavery structure contemporary language practices, which in turn inform the imagining of a sovereign, creole nation. Zusammenfassung Dialogic Nation is a study of language use and ideology in Cape Verde. It weaves together historical! linguistic! and ethnographic research on the Cape Verdean Kriolu and its relation to Portuguese! showing how the legacies of slavery structure contemporary language practices! which in turn inform the imagining of a sovereign! creole nation. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsGlossary of Terms Introduction Chapter1 Kriolu Origins Chapter 2 Speaking of Kriolu Chapter 3 Postcolonial Kriolu Nation Chapter 4 Mingling Tongues and the Breaching of Hierarchy Chapter 5 Speaking of Self and Family Chapter 6 The Language of Death Chapter 7 Rewording Resistance Chapter 8 Spreading the Word Final RemarksAppendix: The ALUPEC Alphabet BibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M. Rego, Maarcia Rego, Marcia Rego, Márcia Rego
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2015
• EAN: 9780739193778
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9377-8
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Sociolinguistics, Social and cultural anthropology, Portuguese, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery