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Speaking and social identity : English in the lives of urban Africans / by Lawrence B. Breitborde.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Breitborde, Lawrence B. (Lawrence Bart)
Series:
Studies in Anthropological Linguistics
Studies in anthropological linguistics ; 11
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
English language--Social aspects--Liberia.
English language.
English language--Spoken English--Liberia.
Speech and social status--Liberia.
Speech and social status.
Languages in contact--Liberia.
Languages in contact.
Urban dialects--Liberia.
Urban dialects.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (240 p.)
Edition:
Reprint 2011
Place of Publication:
Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1998.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
No detailed description available for "Speaking and Social Identity".
Contents:
Front matter
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Chapter 1 Language and Life in Monrovia
Chapter 2 New Krutown
Chapter 3 Linguistic Diversity and Sociolinguistic Patterns
Chapter 4 Conveying Social Information Through English
Chapter 5 Social Situations and the Choice of English
Chapter 6 Civilized Values, Civilized Language
Chapter 7 Structural Constraints and Individual Differences in the Use of English
Chapter 8 Systemic Inequality and the Social Meaning of English
Notes
Glossary of Key Names and Kru Terminology
Bibliography
Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-223) and index.
ISBN:
9783110893083
3110893088
OCLC:
979635967

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