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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Körperschaft: International Conference on Missionary Linguistics
Weitere Verfasser: Zimmermann, Klaus, 1947- (HerausgeberIn), Kellermeier-Rehbein, Birte (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch Tagungsbericht E-Book
Sprache:English
Spanish
German
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]
Schriftenreihe:Koloniale und postkoloniale Linguistik ; Bd. 5.
Koloniale und Postkoloniale Linguistik / Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics (KPL/CPL)
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Selected papers from the Seventh international Conference on Missionary linguistics, Bremen, 28 February-2 March 2012 -- Preface.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (276 pages)
1 online resource (x, 266 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9783110403176
311040317X
3110360489
9783110360486
9783110403206
311040320X

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