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Creole discourse : exploring prestige formation and change across Caribbean English-lexicon Creoles /

Creole languages are characteristically associated with a negative image. How has this prestige been formed? And is it as static as the diglossic situation in many anglo-creolophone societies seems to suggest? This volume examines socio-historical and epistemological factors in the prestige formatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Muehleisen, Susanne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins Pub., ©2002.
Colección:Creole language library ; v. 24.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Creole Discourse Exploring prestige formation and change across Caribbean English-lexicon Creoles; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Abbreviations and transcription conventions; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgments; Epigraph; Introduction Creole discourse; Epigraph; Chapter 1 Defining language prestige; Epigraph; Chapter 2 Forming language prestige; Epigraph; Chapter 3 Negotiating language prestige; Epigraph; Chapter 4 From speech community to discourse communities; Epigraph; Chapter 5 From badge of authenticity to voice of authority; Epigraph.