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SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics  (WPL) is an outlet for research in progress conducted by graduate students, faculty, alumni and research associates in the Department of Linguistics at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, and SOAS.  

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Volume 22 (2024) edited by Kingsley Ugwuanyi and Chinazor Nwoda

Contents

p. v-vi. Ugwuanyi, K & Nwoda, C. Editorial note

Syntax

p. 1-15. Jelpke, T. Distal demonstratives in Nairobi Swahili: An emerging relative particle?

Language Attitudes

p. 16-29. Williams, S. Variety and heritage: An investigation into the relationship between perceptions of Basingstoke English and the London heritage narrative

Language Policy

p. 30-43. Mudenda, T & Ugwuanyi, K. Evaluating the status of the Ndau language in education ten years after its official recognition

p. 44-66. Vita, V. Grassroots language action and legislature for Sonsorolese

Discourse Analysis

p. 67-84. Liao, P-Y. Examining the power dynamics in the Sunflower Movement discourse using the lexicogrammar “被” (bei)

Book Review

p. 85-88. Amir, A. Language rights and the law in Scandinavia: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland (Eduardo D. Faingold, 2023)

Full volume (p. 1-88) also available on SOAS E-prints.

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