Secret manipulations
language and context in Africa
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Author
Publication
2011 - Oxford ; New York, Oxford University Press, England
Language
English
Word Count
60,500 words, Guess
Page Count
242 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24524733M
- ISBN-139780199768974
- OCLC Control Number656158827
- OCLC Control Numbersecretmanipulati0000stor
- Library of Congress Control Number2010033701
Classifications
- DDC410/.96
- LCCP142 .S76 2011
Description
This book addresses a specific form of language change: deliberate manipulations of a language by its speakers. These manipulations are based and depend on cultural and social contexts; they are often considered to be secret and are at the same time expressions of difference and power.
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- Secret manipulations: language and context in Africa
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