| Voices of Modernity: Language Ideologies and the Politics of Inequality Contributor(s): Bauman, Richard (Author), Briggs, Charles S. (Author), Briggs, Charles L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521008972 ISBN-13: 9780521008976 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: This study asserts that conscious development of new ways of thinking about language had a crucial role in modern history, particularly the discovery of how differences between languages legitimated social inequalities. It claims that savages and ancients were judged alike because they used language similarly, in contrast to modern Europeans who used disciplined language in scientific, philosophical and legal projects. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| LCCN: 2002034942 |
| Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.96" W x 9.2" (1.24 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Briggs, Charles L.: - Charles L. Briggs is Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director, Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego.Bauman, Richard: - Richard Bauman is Distinguished Professor of Communication and Culture, Folklore, and Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington. |