This book explores the ways in which language is understood in diverse contexts, and how linguistic theories – and the idea of language as an object – fail to represent a reality that is inherently multi- and trans-. The chapters tease out the way that an understanding of language as a social practice, and the central role of the speaker(s) and their repertoire, allows for a more nuanced interpretation of language in contexts ranging from English as an international ‘neutral’ la...
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Contributors
Cécile Vigouroux: Foreword
Sinfree Makoni, Unyierie Idem, Edwin Dartey and Bassey Antia: Introduction: Political and Lingu...
A propos de l’auteur
Edwin Appah Dartey is a Ph D candidate in the Department of Applied Linguistics and the African Studies Program at Pennsylvania State University, USA. His ...
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