{"product_id":"linguistics-in-a-colonial-world-9781405105705","title":"Linguistics in a Colonial World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on both original texts and critical literature, \u003ci\u003eLinguistics in a Colonial World\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how early endeavours in linguistics were used to aid in overcoming practical and ideological difficulties of colonial rule\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the uses and effects of colonial linguistic projects in the shaping of identities and communities that were under, or in opposition to, imperial regimes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines enduring influences of colonial linguistics in contemporary thinking about language and cultural difference\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings new insight into post-colonial controversies including endangered languages and language rights in the globalized twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This slim book covers a lot of ground, geographically, historically, and intellectually.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2008)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Errington … provides a useful overview of analytical and methodological developments and changing applications in the history of linguistics. Highly recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The succinctness of the writing and the importance of the central argument make the reviewed text likely to appear on many course syllabi.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Linguistic in the Colonial.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Early Conversions, or, How Spanish Friars Made the Little Jump.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Imaging the Linguistic Past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Philology's Evolutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Between Pentecost and Pidgins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Colonial Linguists, (Proto)-National Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Postcolonial Postscript.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersons Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407840059735,"sku":"9781405105705","price":36.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405105705.jpg?v=1730500701","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/linguistics-in-a-colonial-world-9781405105705","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}