Secret manipulations [electronic resource] : language and context in Africa /
by Storch, Anne.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xx, 242 p.).ISBN: 9780199914425 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Linguistic change -- Africa | Africa -- LanguagesOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This book addresses a specific form of language change: deliberate manipulations of a language by its speakers. These manipulations are based and depend on cultural and social contexts; they are often considered to be secret and are at the same time expressions of difference and power.
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This book addresses a specific form of language change: deliberate manipulations of a language by its speakers. These manipulations are based and depend on cultural and social contexts; they are often considered to be secret and are at the same time expressions of difference and power.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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