Related Books

Colonialism and Missionary Linguistics
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Klaus Zimmermann
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-10 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A lot of what we know about “exotic languages” is owed to the linguistic activities of missionaries. They had the languages put into writing, described thei
Aspects of (Post)Colonial Linguistics
Language: en
Pages: 283
Authors: Daniel Schmidt-Brücken
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-15 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Research in (Post)Colonial Linguistics has experienced a significant increase in contributions from different fields of linguistics. This volume aims to showcas
Colonialism and Missionary Linguistics
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Klaus Zimmermann
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-10 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A lot of what we know about “exotic languages” is owed to the linguistic activities of missionaries. They had the languages put into writing, described thei
Missionary Linguistics V / Lingüística Misionera V
Language: en
Pages: 364
Authors: Otto Zwartjes
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-04-15 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The object of this volume is the study of missionary translation practices which occur within a colonial context of political domination and spiritual conquest.
State-Building and Multilingual Education in Africa
Language: en
Pages: 337
Authors: Ericka A. Albaugh
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-04-24 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

How do governments in Africa make decisions about language? What does language have to do with state-building, and what impact might it have on democracy? This