Linguistics in a Colonial World

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A Story of Language, Meaning, and Power

By Joseph Errington

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Linguistics in a Colonial World delves into the global history of early linguistic projects during colonial times. It explores how these endeavours helped navigate practical and ideological issues of colonial rule, influenced the shaping of identities and communities under or in resistance to imperial regimes, and reveals their lasting impact on modern perspectives about language and cultural differences. The book offers fresh insights into post-colonial debates surrounding endangered languages and language rights in the modern globalised era.
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This book is ideal for students and scholars of linguistics, anthropology, colonial studies, and education, as well as readers interested in the intersections of language, culture, and post-colonial theory.

Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects during and after the colonial era.

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Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys the methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects around the world.

Explores how early endeavours in linguistics were used to aid in overcoming practical and ideological difficulties of colonial rule

Traces the uses and effects of colonial linguistic projects in the shaping of identities and communities that were under, or in opposition to, imperial regimes

Examines enduring influences of colonial linguistics in contemporary thinking about language and cultural difference

Brings new insight into post-colonial controversies including endangered languages and language rights in the globalized twenty-first century

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Praised for its breadth, the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute notes the book "covers a lot of ground, geographically, historically, and intellectually." CHOICE highlights its comprehensive overview of linguistic methodologies and applications, deeming it "highly recommended." The Journal of Sociolinguistics appreciates the clarity and significance of its argument, predicting its inclusion in many course curricula.

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ISBN: 9781405105705

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 August 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Joseph Errington is Professor of Anthropology and International and Area Studies, as well as Chair of the Council of Southeast Asian Studies, at Yale University. His research and writing have focused on linguistic dimensions of modernization and identity in Java and Indonesia, reflecting his broader interests in semiotics and the politics of language.