Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia: The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba - Couverture souple

Kuipers, Joel C.

 
9780521624954: Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia: The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba
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ISBN 10 : 0521624959 ISBN 13 : 9780521624954
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Indonesia's policy since independence has been to foster the national language. In some regions, local languages are still political rallying points, but their significance has diminished, and the rapid spread of Indonesian as the national language of political and religious authority has been described as the 'miracle of the developing world'. Among the Weyewa, on the island of Sumba, this shift has displaced a once vibrant tradition of ritual poetic speech, which until recently was an important source of authority, tradition, and identity. But it has also given rise to new and hybrid forms of poetic expression. This first study to analyse language change in relation to political marginality argues that political coercion or cognitive process of 'style reduction' may partially explain what has happened, but equally important in language shift is the role of linguistic ideologies.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Indonesia's policy since independence has been to foster the national language. In some regions, local languages are still political rallying points, but their significance has diminished, and the rapid spread of Indonesian as the national language of political and religious authority has been described as the 'miracle of the developing world'. Among the Weyewa, on the island of Sumba, this shift has displaced a once vibrant tradition of ritual poetic speech, which until recently was an important source of authority, tradition, and identity. But it has also given rise to new and hybrid forms of poetic expression. This first study to analyse language change in relation to political marginality argues that political coercion or cognitive process of 'style reduction' may partially explain what has happened, but equally important in language shift is the role of linguistic ideologies.

Revue de presse

'Neatly orchestrating his analysis with admirable concision and lucidity, Kuipers has composed an insightful study that is thoroughly accessible to any reader interested in the shifting nexus between language and power.' Benjamin G. Zimmer, The Times Literary Supplement

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521624959
ISBN 13 
9780521624954
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Nombre de pages
204
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9780521624084: Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia: The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba

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ISBN 10 :  0521624088 ISBN 13 :  9780521624084
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998
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