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Colonialism and missionary linguistics /
Missionaries played a central role in establishing colonialism (intellectual conquest) inasmuch as they described the "exotic languages" they encountered as an instrument of their missionary work. The language standardization they worked towards often came with Eurocentric manipulation. Th...
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| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English Spanish German |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2015]
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| Series: | Koloniale und postkoloniale Linguistik ;
Bd. 5. Koloniale und Postkoloniale Linguistik / Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics (KPL/CPL) |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Missionaries played a central role in establishing colonialism (intellectual conquest) inasmuch as they described the "exotic languages" they encountered as an instrument of their missionary work. The language standardization they worked towards often came with Eurocentric manipulation. This volume provides detailed insight into the interrelationship of colonialism, mission, language, and linguistics. |
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| Item Description: | Selected papers from the Seventh international Conference on Missionary linguistics, Bremen, 28 February-2 March 2012 -- Preface. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 pages) 1 online resource (x, 266 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110403176 311040317X 3110360489 9783110360486 9783110403206 311040320X |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |