Linguistics in a Colonial World: A Story of Language, Meaning, and Power

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AuthorErrington, Joseph
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Bindingpaperback
PublishedSeptember 11, 2007
EditionIllustrated
LanguageEnglish
Pages210
ISBN-101405105704
ISBN-139781405105705
Weight0.83 lb
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H × W × L		 0.5 in × 6.0 in × 9.0 in

Linguistics in a Colonial World: A Story of Language, Meaning, and Power

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As Knowledge Of Exotic Languages Became Important For Colonial Power, Linguistic Scholarship Became A Crucial Contributing Element To Colonial Regimes. Linguistics In A Colonial World Draws On Both Original Texts And Critical Literature To Survey The Methods, Meanings, And Uses Of Linguistics In And For Colonial Projects Over Three Centuries. By Focusing On The Shaping Effects Of Linguists' Work On Identities And Communities, This Book Foregrounds Their Field's Larger Meanings And Uses For The Practical And Ideological Challenges Of Colonial...

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As Knowledge Of Exotic Languages Became Important For Colonial Power, Linguistic Scholarship Became A Crucial Contributing Element To Colonial Regimes. Linguistics In A Colonial World Draws On Both Original Texts And Critical Literature To Survey The Methods, Meanings, And Uses Of Linguistics In And For Colonial Projects Over Three Centuries. By Focusing On The Shaping Effects Of Linguists' Work On Identities And Communities, This Book Foregrounds Their Field's Larger Meanings And Uses For The Practical And Ideological Challenges Of Colonial Rule. Additionally, It Traces Continuities Between Colonial And Postcolonial Politics Of Culture As They Emerge In Contemporary Controversies Over Language Endangerment And Rights In A Globalizing 21st Century.--jacket. The Linguistic In The Colonial -- Early Conversions, Or, How Spanish Friars Made The Little Jump -- Imaging The Linguistic Past -- Philology's Evolutions -- Between Pentecost And Pidgins -- Colonial Linguists, (proto)-national Languages -- Postcolonial Postscript. Joseph Errington. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [172]-187) And Indexes.


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