Alexandra Jaffe, Jannis Androutsopoulos, Mark Sebba, Sally Johnson
The chapters in this edited volume explore the sociolinguistic implications of orthographic and scriptural practices in a diverse range of communicative contexts, ranging from schoolrooms to internet discussion boards. The focus is on the way that scriptural practices both index and constitute social hierarchies, identities and relationships and in some cases, become the focus for public language ideological debates. Capitalizing on the now robust body of literature on orthographic choice and debate in sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics, the volume addresses a number of...
The chapters in this edited volume explore the sociolinguistic implications of orthographic and scriptural practices in a diverse range of communic...
London Jamaican provides the reader with a new perspective on African descent in London. Based on research carried out in the early 1980s, the author examines the linguistic background of the community, with special emphasis on young people of the first and second British-born generations.
London Jamaican provides the reader with a new perspective on African descent in London. Based on research carried out in the early 1980s, the ...
