33.3483, Books: Other Indonesians: Errington

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Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:50:13
From: Tyler Simnick [Tyler.Simnick at oup.com]
Subject: Other Indonesians: Errington

 


Title: Other Indonesians 
Subtitle: Nationalism in an Unnative Language 
Series Title: Oxford Studies in the Anthropology of Language  

Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/other-indonesians-9780197563670?utm_source=linguistlist&utm_medium=listserv&utm_campaign=linguistics 


Author: Joseph Errington

Hardback: ISBN:  9780197563670 Pages: 148 Price: U.S. $ 99
Paperback: ISBN:  9780197563687 Pages: 148 Price: U.S. $ 29.95


Abstract:

In 1928, members of a young subaltern Indonesian elite pirated the language of
the Dutch empire, bringing the Indonesian language into being along with its
nation. Today, Indonesian is the language of two hundred and forty million
citizens but is the "native" language of no one.

Through rich analysis focused on the interplay of language varieties in two
remote Indonesian provinces, Other Indonesians describes the unique language
dynamic which has enabled the development of modern, democratic Indonesia.
Complicating binaries that pit "low" against "high" Indonesian, or "standard"
against "mixed," J. Joseph Errington argues that it is precisely the
un-ethnic, non-territorial quality of Indonesian that enables its speakers to
express themselves as members of a national community. This detailed account
locates Indonesian not only within the institutions which give it distinctive
value in the nation, but also in the biographies of its young, educated
speakers. With a nuanced understanding of national identity, this book shows
how careful analysis of Indonesia can provide insight into broader dynamics of
postcolonial nationalism in a globalizing world.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics

Subject Language(s): Indonesian (ind)


Written In: English  (eng)

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