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...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Zimmermann, Klaus 1947- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ; München ; Boston De Gruyter [2015]
Schriftenreihe:Koloniale und Postkoloniale Linguistik volume 5
Schlagwörter:
Links:https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110403169
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110403169
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=028125806&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
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
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (x, 266 Seiten)
ISBN:9783110403169
9783110403206
9783110403176
DOI:10.1515/9783110403169