Speaking and social identity : English in the lives of urban Africans /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Breitborde, Lawrence B. (Lawrence Bart)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1998.
Colección:Studies in anthropological linguistics ; 11.
Temas:
English language > Social aspects > Liberia.
English language > Spoken English > Liberia.
Speech and social status > Liberia.
Languages in contact > Liberia.
Urban dialects > Liberia.
Anglais (Langue) > Anglais parlé > Liberia.
Langage et statut social > Liberia.
Langues en contact > Liberia.
Dialectes urbains > Liberia.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
English language > Social aspects
English language > Spoken English
Languages in contact
Speech and social status
Urban dialects
Liberia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • 1. Language and Life in Monrovia
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Liberia and Monrovia
  • 1.3 The Monrovia Kru
  • 1.4 The Sociolinguistic and Ethnographic Present
  • 1.5 Fieldwork
  • 1.6 Outline of the Argument
  • 2. New Krutown
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Ethnic and Linguistic Origins
  • 2.3 Urban History: Old Krutown
  • 2.4 The Establishment of New Krutown
  • 2.5 A Social Survey of New Krutown
  • 3. Linguistic Diversity and Sociolinguistic Patterns
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Kru of Neighborhood Residents
  • 3.3 Origins of English in Liberia3.4 Varieties of Liberian English
  • 3.5 New Krutown English
  • 3.6 A Sociolinguistic Profile
  • 4. Conveying Social Information through English
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Kru and English in Domestic Settings
  • 4.3 English and Kru in Work Settings
  • 4.4 Code-Switching in a Public Argument
  • 5. Social Situations and the Choice of English
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Three Queen Contests
  • 5.3 Speaking in Political Meetings
  • 5.4 Situations, Social Status, and English
  • 6. Civilized Values, Civilized Language
  • 6.1 Introduction6.2 Historical Antecedents: The Institutionalization of Civilization
  • 6.3 Unification Policy: Cultural Continuities in Institutional Change
  • 6.4 Urban Culture and the Semantics of 'Kwiness'
  • 6.5 Kwiness, Language and the Sociocultural System
  • 7. Structural Constraints and Individual Differences in the Use of English
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 The Methodist Church
  • 7.3 The Speakers in Methodist Church Services
  • 7.4 The Use of Kru and English in Sunday Services
  • 7.5 Social Identity and Patterns of Speaking
  • 7.6 The Social Basis for the Use of English8. Systemic Inequality and the Social Meaning of English
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Linguistic and Social Inequality
  • 8.3 The Deployment of English: Individual Behavior in the Larger Sociocultural Matrix
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Key Names and Kru Terminology
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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