TY - BOOK AU - Breitborde,Lawrence B. TI - Speaking and Social Identity: English in the Lives of Urban Africans T2 - Studies in Anthropological Linguistics SN - 9783110147964 AV - PE3442.L5 B74 1998eb U1 - 306.44/096662 21 PY - 2011///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter Mouton, KW - English language KW - Social aspects KW - Liberia KW - Spoken English KW - Languages in contact KW - Speech and social status KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - I-IV --; Preface --; Table of Contents --; List of Figures and Tables --; Chapter 1 Language and Life in Monrovia --; Chapter 2 New Krutown --; Chapter 3 Linguistic Diversity and Sociolinguistic Patterns --; Chapter 4 Conveying Social Information Through English --; Chapter 5 Social Situations and the Choice of English --; Chapter 6 Civilized Values, Civilized Language --; Chapter 7 Structural Constraints and Individual Differences in the Use of English --; Chapter 8 Systemic Inequality and the Social Meaning of English --; Notes --; Glossary of Key Names and Kru Terminology --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110893083 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110893083 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110893083/original ER -