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Language and Identity in Multilingual Mediterranean Settings [PDF ebook]
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This book explores the linguistic expression of identity, intended as the social positioning of self and others, by focusing mostly on a scenario of prolonged language contact, namely the ancient Mediterranean area. The volume includes studies on language contact and on identity strategies developed at different levels of analysis, from phonetics to pragmatics, in, among others, Latin, Greek, Coptic, Syriac, (Cypriot) Arabic, Medieval Sardinian.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 374 ● ISBN 9783110554274 ● Editor Piera Molinelli ● Publisher De Gruyter ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6601876 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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