Secret languages of Afghanistan and their speakers /

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This is a study of an almost inaccessible area of the intricate linguistic fabric of Afghanistan - namely, its secret codes of communication. The text draws on a profound knowledge of Afghanistan and neighbouring regions, as well as the cultural and sociolinguistic processes at work across Eurasia....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pstrusinska, Jadwiga (Autor)
Otros Autores: Lenard, Agata (Editor , Traductor), Young, Ben (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Polaco
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Temas:
Cant > Afghanistan.
Sociolinguistics > Afghanistan.
Cant > Afghānistān.
Sociolinguistique > Afghānistān.
Dialect, slang & jargon.
Sociolinguistics.
Bilingualism & multilingualism.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
Cant
Language and languages
Sociolinguistics
Afghanistan > Languages.
Afghānistān > Langues.
Afghanistan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This is a study of an almost inaccessible area of the intricate linguistic fabric of Afghanistan - namely, its secret codes of communication. The text draws on a profound knowledge of Afghanistan and neighbouring regions, as well as the cultural and sociolinguistic processes at work across Eurasia. The author situates these sociolinguistic matters within the appropriate diachronic and comparative background, and traces the numerous threads which connect them to areas both close to and distant ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 169 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-160) and index.
ISBN:9781443864411
1443864412
1306992486
9781306992480

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