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

by J. Joseph Errington

Book Overview

Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys the methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects around the world.

Explores how early endeavours in linguistics were used to aid in overcoming practical and ideological difficulties of colonial rule Traces the uses and effects of colonial linguistic projects in the shaping of identities and communities that were under,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405105704
• ISBN13: 9781405105705
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"