Language Standardization in Africa
Author: Norbert Cyffer
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 288
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Beiträge in Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch
Author: Norbert Cyffer
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Beiträge in Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch
Author: Languages Lead Body
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780952155928
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Arjuna Parakrama
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Limited
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780333616352
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Here, an examination of so-called uneducated and otherwise non-standard usage in the Sri Lankan context, including popular cultural and protest writing and speech, shows that Sri Lankans communicate powerfully and creatively in this medium. The legitimization of this practice on the margins leads to a de-hegemonizing of language standards. What can be seen in the Sri Lankan context is not specific to it, but shown to be typical of all languages in use, and, in an analogous argument, the claim is extended from the narrowly linguistic sphere to the much broader field of discursive practice in general.