Language Arts & Disciplines, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
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Panoramic Explorations of Nweh Rituals and Performance Language
by Marc Tateh
From the shores of the Fraser River in Fort Langley, British Columbia, Central Africa might seem like a faraway region—in culture, in traditions, and in language, to name a few. But after observing people of the Kwantlen First Nation in ceremony,...
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Language and State
An Inquiry into the Progress of Civilization, Second Edition by Xing Yu
This book argues that while humans communicate using language, they create and use media. Media extend the distance of communication. Humans form themselves into a large community. This happens in a long historical process in which the state of...
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Language and State
A Theory of the Progress of Civilization by Xing Yu
Language and State: A Theory of the Progress of Civilization, Second Edition, argues that the state takes form because of language. It argues that since humans began to use language, they have been able to create and use media. Media include...
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