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