Language Loyalty, Continuity and Change

Language Loyalty, Continuity and Change
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Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Total Pages : 193
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Book Synopsis Language Loyalty, Continuity and Change by : Rakhmiel Peltz

Download or read book Language Loyalty, Continuity and Change written by Rakhmiel Peltz and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short volume provides a comprehensive and synoptic view of Joshua A. Fishman's contributions to international sociolinguistics. The two integrative essays provide readers with the essential understandings of Fishmanian sociolinguistics and his contributions to Yiddish scholarship. An up-to-date comprehensive bibliography prepared by Gella Schweid Fishman, as well as Fishman's own concluding sentiments, complement the integrative essays.


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