Language Contact in Amazonia - Bok av Alexandra (Professor and Research Leader Aikhenvald - Inbunden Investigates the contact between Arawak and Tucanoan languages, where language is seen as a badge of identity; language mixing is resisted for ideological reasons. The title considers which parts of the language categories are likely to be borrowed and examines changes brought about by recent contact with European languages and culture. SEK 975.00 1
Talking Proper - The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol - Bok av Lynda ( Mugglestone - Häftad Presents an history of the rise and fall of the English accent as a badge of cultural, social, and class identity. The author traces the origins of the phenomenon in late eighteenth-century London, follows its history through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and charts its downfall during the era of New Labour. SEK 757.00 1
