Colonialism and Missionary Linguistics / / ed. by Klaus Zimmermann, Birte Kellermeier-Rehbein.
A lot of what we know about “exotic languages” is owed to the linguistic activities of missionaries. They had the languages put into writing, described their grammar and lexicon, and worked towards a standardization, which often came with Eurocentric manipulation. Colonial missionary work as intelle...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2015 Part 1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter (A), , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Koloniale und Postkoloniale Linguistik / Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics (KPL/CPL) ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
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