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Spelling and society : the culture and politics of orthography around the world /

Discusses the cultural and political importance of spelling in modern society from a sociolinguistic viewpoint.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sebba, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Diagrams; Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on transcription; Introduction: society and orthography; 1 Approaching orthography; 2 Orthography as social practice; 3 Language contact, linguists and the emergence of orthographies; 4 'Postcolonial' Orthographies; 5 Between language and dialect: orthography in unstandardised and standardising vernaculars; 6 Reform or revolution: where angels fear to tread; 7 Why do we spell?; Glossary; References; General Index; lndex of language names; Index of surnames.