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020			_a9780748655748
040			_aSDU
050	0	0	_aP40 _bD485 S 2014
100	1		_aDeumert, Ana, _9183019
245	1	0	_aSociolinguistics and mobile communication / _cAna Deumert.
260			_aEdinburgh : _bEdinburgh University Press, _c2014
300			_a200 p. : _bill.
490	1		_aEdinburgh sociolinguistics
505	0		_aHKBU Library
520			_aRaising important questions about the nature of language and the creativity of speakers, Ana Deumert examines the role of multimodality and intertextuality in creating meaning, as well as the realities and consequences of digital linguistic inequality. Taking a global perspective and drawing on original multilingual data and analyses from South Africa, this book presents a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics, exploring a wide range of digital applications. Key features: 1. explains and illustrates core concepts in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology; 2. applies sociolinguistic theories of language (from Humboldt and Sapir to post-structuralism) to new media; 3. focus on linguistic creativity and poetic language; 4. offers a global and multilingual perspective on digital communication practices; 5. includes original case studies of African data; and 6. explores digital inequality and its consequences for sociolinguistic research.--Back cover.
650		0	_aSociolinguistics.
650		0	_aAnthropological linguistics.
650		0	_aAnthropological linguistics _zSouth Africa. _9183020
900			_a = C.1 SDU
942			_cGBE _2lcc
999			_c101259 _d101259