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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
W Martin Bloomer |
| ISBN: | 0268021910 9780268021917 |
| OCLC Number: | 470580866 |
| Notes: | Notes bibliogr. |
| Description: | 1 v. (274 p.) ; 23 cm |
| Contents: | Latin vs. Italian: the linguistic crisis of the early Italian renaissance / Theodore J. Cachey, Jr -- Persistence of Syriac / Joseph Amar -- Dthaigh and Dchas in sixteenth-century Ireland / Peter McQuillan -- Language and imperial ideology in late antiquity and early Islam / Dimitri Gutas -- Till some person attain to the universal monarchy: seventeenth-century language technologies and what they say / Haun Saussy -- Nationalism without linguism: tolerating chinese variants / Susan D. Blum -- Whose language is it anyway? The Irish and the English language / Tony Crowley -- Speaking in Glossai: dialect choice and cultural politics in Hellenistic poetry / Richard Hunter -- Marble Latin: encounters with the timeless language / W. Martin Bloomer -- Dumbness & eloquence: a note on English as we write it in Ireland / Seamus Deane -- Afterword. philosophy and its languages: a philosopher's reflections on the rise of english as the universal academic language / Vittorio Hsle. |
| Responsibility: | edited by W. Martin Bloomer. |
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"A collection which studies this social function of language not only by applying a variety of theoretical approaches but also by examining this phenomenon across times and cultures is a most desirable project that should appeal to scholars of various disciplines, from literary to social studies, from linguistics to anthropology and philosophy. ...a concentrated effort which results in a collection of highly interesting and very inspiring essays. ...Bloomer's book is a contribution of eminent value to the debate about the role of language in relation to politics and power and provides a most useful access to this complex field of study. Its wide range both of methods and of topics allows readers to get an overview, first of all, of the different methodological questions that are and must be involved in exploring the social functions of language. ...I am convinced that anyone interested in the interaction of society and language will gain substantial profit from it." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review "The Contest of Language is highly recommended to all students of Linguistic Studies as well as the general reader who has interest in the cultural and political implications of language." -- The Midwest Book Review "The Contest of Language is an ambitious and appealing collection that should attract a variety of humanists and linguists interested in the relationship between politics, language use, literature, and power. Its wide range makes it a 'must-have' for the humanities and social sciences sections in every college and university library." -- Joy Connolly Read more...
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