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    Berlin : Mouton de Gruyter
    ISBN: 311019046X , 9783110897753 , 9783110190465
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xi, 306 p) , ill
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Approaches to applied semiotics 5
    DDC: 302.2
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    Keywords: Game theory ; Semiotics ; Communication and culture ; semiotics Communication studies ; game theory ; Electronic books ; Semiotik ; Kultur ; Spieltheorie
    Abstract: Main description: This study is a groundbreaking application of game theory to the semiotics of culture and communication. It shows that culture and communication are not merely means of integrating social actors, but primarily ways of distinguishing individuals who interact both competitively and cooperatively within society. Provocatively using the Darwinian idea of sexual selection, the author demonstrates how game theory enhances the semiotic understanding of culture and communication.
    Abstract: Biographical note: Eduardo Neiva, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
    Abstract: Review text: Over the past twenty years the insights of semiotics have inspired and guided research across the whole spectrum of the humanities - from anthropology to queer theory, from literary history to film studies, from philosophy to art history. Yet with time the imbalances and fault lines within the original core of semiotic theory have also emerged, or half emerged. Neiva names and defines a set of problems that semiotics must finally resolve - before the whole engine runs out of steam. A daring, inventive, passionately original book, this is essential reading for everyone concerned with culture, signs, meanings, subjects. Norman Bryson Blending social history with evolutionary biology, Eduardo Neiva shows how sexual selection impacts cultural practice through complex communicative exchange. Debunking conventional explanations of cultural development, the author employs a massive body of evidence ranging from the bloody battlegrounds of ancient conflict to the technologically-driven terrain of contemporary life to fashion an intriguing argument. James Lull, San Jose State University
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-296) and index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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  • 2
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    Berlin : Mouton de Gruyter
    ISBN: 3110147963 , 9783110893083 , 9783110147964
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xii, 227 p) , ill
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Studies in anthropological linguistics 11
    DDC: 306.44/096662
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    Keywords: Languages in contact ; Urban dialects ; Speech and social status ; English language Spoken English ; English language Social aspects ; Englisch ; Liberia ; Soziolinguistik ; Monrovia ; Stadtmundart
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-223) and index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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    Berlin : Mouton de Gruyter
    ISBN: 3110141965 , 9783110877502 , 9783110141962
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (ix, 509 p) , ill
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Approaches to semiotics 116
    DDC: 302.2
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    Keywords: Semiotics ; Evolution ; Language and languages Origin ; Communication Philosophy ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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  • 4
    ISBN: 3110138379 , 9783110882230 , 9783110138375
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xi, 300 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Topics in sociolinguistics 9
    Parallel Title: Print version Mixing Two Languages : French-Dutch Contact in a Comparative Perspective
    DDC: 306.4
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    Keywords: Dutch language Social aspects ; French language Social aspects ; Languages in contact ; Sociolinguistics ; Brüssel ; Französisch ; Sprachkontakt ; Niederländisch
    Abstract: Mixing Two Languages: French-Dutch Contact in a Comparative Perspective (Topics in Sociolinguistics, 9)
    Description / Table of Contents: 0. Introduction; 1. The linguistic situation in Brussels since 1830; 1.0. Different perspectives; 1.1. The Belgian context; 1.2. Brussels: General introduction; 1.3. A quantitative perspective on language use in Brussels; 1.4. Educational aspects; 1.5. Attitudinal aspects; 1.6. Sociolinguistic aspects; 2. The present study; 2.0. Introduction; 2.1. A definition of language mixture, codeswitching and borrowing; 2.2. Methodology; 2.3. The sample: General characteristics; 2.4. Conclusion; 3. Sociolinguistic aspects: Language choice and language mixture; 3.0. Introduction
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.1. A review of the literature3.2. The relative frequency of borrowing, codeswitching and codemixing; 3.3. Language choice and language mixture in Brussels and Anderlecht; 3.4. Language choice and language mixture among different age groups; 3.5. Sociolinguistic factors determining language mixture; 3.6. Codeswitching patterns in different bilingual settings: A comparative perspective; 3.7. Conclusion; 4. Borrowing in Brussels Dutch and Brussels French: A general perspective; 4.0. Introduction; 4.1. The distinction between codemixing and borrowing; 4.2. Research questions
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.3. Constraints on borrowing4.4. The borrowability of the parts of speech in Brussels Dutch and Brussels French; 4.5. The directionality of the borrowing process in Brussels; 4.6. Attested versus non-attested loans; 4.7. A description of some borrowed categories; 4.8. Conclusion; 5. Gender assignment to French nouns in Brussels Dutch; 5.0. Introduction; 5.1. Earlier treatments of the issue; 5.2. Method; 5.3. The Brussels Dutch gender system; 5.4. Results; 5.5. Discussion; 5.6. Sandhi as a factor in gender change; 5.7. Analogical gender; 5.8. Conclusion
    Description / Table of Contents: 6. The morphosyntactic integration of borrowed adjectives6.0. Introduction; 6.1. Constraints on switching of single adjectives; 6.2. Syntactical and morphological aspects of adjectives in Brussels Dutch and in Brussels French; 6.3. French adjectives in Brussels Dutch; 6.4. Dutch adjectives in Brussels French; 6.5. Conclusion; 7. French adverbs and conjunctions in Brussels Dutch; 7.0. Introduction; 7.1. The syntactic integration of borrowed adverbs: A case of convergence?; 7.2. The syntactic integration of borrowed subordinate conjunctions: Convergence in the subordinate clause?
    Description / Table of Contents: 7.3. Switching between main and subordinate clause: Convergence at switch points?7.4. Discussion; 7.5. Conclusion; 8. French-Dutch codemixing; 8.0. Introduction; 8.1. Codeswitching and codemixing in Brussels: A descriptive overview; 8.2. Earlier treatments of the issue; 8.3. A hierarchy of switched constituents; 8.4. A comparison with other recent approaches; 8.5. Conclusion; 9. Conclusion; Summary; Appendix A: General questionnaire; Appendix B: Dutch and French idiom tests; Appendix C: Network questionnaire; Appendix D : Overview of recordings; Appendix E: Overview of informants
    Description / Table of Contents: Appendix F: Gender assignment
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-295) and indexes , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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