Communities of Practice in the History of English

Communities of Practice in the History of English
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-13 : 9027271208
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Download or read book Communities of Practice in the History of English written by Joanna Kopaczyk and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Languages change and they keep changing as a result of communicative interactions and practices in the context of communities of language users. The articles in this volume showcase a range of such communities and their practices as loci of language change in the history of English. The notion of communities of practice takes its starting point in the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger and refers to groups of people defined both through their membership in a community and through their shared practices. Three types of communities are particularly highlighted: networks of letter writers; groups of scribes and printers; and other groups of professionals, in particular administrators and scientists. In these diverse contexts in England, Scotland, the United States and South Africa, language change is not seen as an abstract process but as a response to the communicative needs and practices of groups of people engaged in interaction.


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