Classification and Counter-Classification of Language on Saint Barthelemy.

Pressman, Jon F.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Classification and Counter-Classification of Language on Saint Barthelemy.

Pressman, Jon F.

Language in Society, v27 n4 p459-94 Dec 1998

Analyzes the use of metapragmatic description in the ethnoclassification of language by native speakers on the Franco-Antillean island of Saint Barthelemy. A prevalent technique for metapragmatic description based on honorific pronouns that reflects the varied geolinguistic and generational attributes of the speakers is described. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Creoles, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Research, Native Speakers, Pronouns, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociolinguistics, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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