UID:
edocfu_9958354625602883
Format:
1 online resource (395p.):
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Edition:
Reprint 2010
ISBN:
9783110803389
Series Statement:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; 122
Content:
"Folk knowledge of language has not engaged linguists very often in the history of that field. Introductory texts often disparage folkbelief in contrast to 'scientific truth'. In fact, language is a ubiquitous topic of discussion and general concern of the folk. They talk about grammar, pronunciation, first and second language learning, language disabilities, dialects, gender and language, and a host of other topics. This book approaches such beliefs as one of most important aspects of ethnography. Surely what a people believe about their language is as important as any other key to an understanding of their culture. This fascinating book investigates how non-linguists think and talk about language, an area overlooked by linguists, as the authors show."Joseph Salmons in: Diachronica
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Frontmatter --
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1 Introduction --
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2 Regionalism --
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3 Social factors --
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4 Language acquisition and applied linguistics --
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5 General and descriptive linguistics --
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6 The last words --
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Appendix: Fieldworker and respondent identifications and indent recording data --
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Notes --
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References --
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Author index --
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Subject index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-3-11-016251-6
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110803389
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110803389
