Communities of practice in the history of English /:

Languages change and they keep changing as a result of communicative interactions and practices in the context of communities of language users. The articles in this volume showcase a range of such communities and their practices as loci of language change in the history of English. The notion of co...

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Weitere Verfasser: Kopaczyk, Joanna (HerausgeberIn), Jucker, Andreas H. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013.
Schriftenreihe:Pragmatics & beyond ; 235.
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Zusammenfassung:Languages change and they keep changing as a result of communicative interactions and practices in the context of communities of language users. The articles in this volume showcase a range of such communities and their practices as loci of language change in the history of English. The notion of communities of practice takes its starting point in the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger and refers to groups of people defined both through their membership in a community and through their shared practices. Three types of communities are particularly highlighted: networks of letter writers; grou.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vi, 291 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027271204
9027271208
9789027256409
9027256403
1299910440
9781299910447
ISSN:0922-842X ;