| Orthography as Social Action: Scripts, Spelling, Identity and Power Contributor(s): Jaffe, Alexandra (Editor), Androutsopoulos, Jannis (Editor), Sebba, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1614511365 ISBN-13: 9781614511366 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $179.54 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems |
| Dewey: 411 |
| LCCN: 2012001402 |
| Series: Language and Social Processes [Lsp] |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.5" (1.60 lbs) 402 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edited volume brings together leading authors in the field of sociolinguistics who explore the sociolinguistic implications of spelling, punctuation and other graphic aspects of writing. Data is drawn from a wide range of languages and communicative contexts, ranging from schoolrooms to internet discussion boards. The focus is on the way that spelling as a practice and as a focus of ideological debate relates to social, political and cultural systems, both reflecting and sometimes creating identities as well as relationships of both equality and inequality. |
