Secret Manipulations

The book will be of great interest to various scholars and students interested in the inner workings of African societies, their belief systems, and social stratifications reflected in various aspects of language use. It is an outstanding book and an important addition to the literature. Informationen zum Autor Anne Storch is Professor of African Linguistics at the University of Cologne. Klappentext Secret Manipulations is the first comprehensive study of African register variation, polylectality, and derived languages. It provides a new approach to local language ideologies and concepts of grammar and metalinguistic knowledge. Zusammenfassung Secret Manipulations is the first comprehensive study of African register variation, polylectality, and derived languages. It provides a new approach to local language ideologies and concepts of grammar and metalinguistic knowledge.

Auteur
Anne Storch is Professor of African Linguistics at the University of Cologne.

Texte du rabat

Secret Manipulations is the first comprehensive study of African register variation, polylectality, and derived languages. It provides a new approach to local language ideologies and concepts of grammar and metalinguistic knowledge.

Contenu

• Preface

• Acknowledgments

• 1.: Change and Manipulation

• 2.: Social Distances

• 3.: Secrecy

• 4.: Mimesis

• 5.: Sacrilege

• 6.: Ambiguity

• 7.: Contact

• 8.: Conclusions

• Appendix

• List of Languages

• References

• Index