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Colonial and decolonial linguistics : knowledges and epistemes /

This volume offers a detailed exploration of coloniality in the discipline of linguistics, with case studies drawn from across the world. The chapters provide a nuanced account of the coloniality of linguistics at the level of knowledge and disciplinary practice, and expand their discussion to imagi...

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Other Authors: Deumert, Ana (Editor), Storch, Anne (Editor), Shepherd, Nick, 1967- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford linguistics.
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics.
Languages in contact.
Imperialism and philology.
Linguistics.
Linguistics > History.
Linguistics
Sociolinguistique.
Langues en contact.
Impérialisme et philologie.
Linguistique.
Linguistique > Histoire.
sociolinguistics.
linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.
Cultural.
Anthropology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Imperialism and philology
Languages in contact
Sociolinguistics
Africa
Electronic books.
History
Essays.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume offers a detailed exploration of coloniality in the discipline of linguistics, with case studies drawn from across the world. The chapters provide a nuanced account of the coloniality of linguistics at the level of knowledge and disciplinary practice, and expand their discussion to imagine a decolonial linguistics.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2020.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191835124
0191835129
9780192511669
0192511661