Speech Communities

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

AvMarcyliena H. Morgan,Massachusetts) Morgan, Marcyliena H. (Harvard University,Marcyliena H Morgan

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What makes a speech community? How do they evolve? How are speech communities identified? Speech communities are central to our understanding of how language and interactions occur in societies around the world and in this book readers will find an overview of the main concepts and critical arguments surrounding how language and communication styles distinguish and identify groups. Speech communities are not organized around linguistic facts but around people who want to share their opinions and identities; the language we use constructs, represents and embodies meaningful participation in society. This book focuses on a range of speech communities, including those that have developed from an increasing technological world where migration and global interactions are common. Essential reading for graduate students and researchers in linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics and applied linguistics.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-02-20
Mått137 x 215 x 11 mm
Vikt260 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieKey Topics in Linguistic Anthropology
Antal sidor200
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107678149

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'This is the book we were waiting for. An informed and innovative introduction that makes us appreciate speech communities as sites for socialization, contestation, and creativity. We come away with a much better understanding of the authority of standard languages, the creativity of marginalized speech styles, and the attraction of new forms of digital literacy. A great resource for teaching and thinking critically about the power of language as well as its limitations.' Alessandro Duranti, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles