Ecology of Language in Multilingual India

Voices of Women and Educators in the Himalayan Foothills

AvCynthia Groff

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This book explores the linguistic ecology of the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand, India through the experiences and discourses of minority youth and their educators. This volume allows Kumauni women and their educators to take centre stage, and provides a thoughtful and nuanced insight into their minority language environment.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-11-10
Mått:148 x 210 x 23 mm
Vikt:533 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities
Antal sidor:311
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137519603

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Cynthia Groff is Guest Researcher at Leiden University, Netherlands. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, she has conducted post-doctoral research through Université Laval, Québec, Canada, and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico.

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Chapter 1. Introduction: Ecological Metaphors, Minority Voices, and Language Education in the Kumaun.- Chapter 2. Lakshmi Ashram and the Kumaun: Young Women and Gandhian Educators in their Linguistic and Educational Context.- Chapter 3. National-Level Language and Education Policies in India: Kumaunis as Linguistic Minorities.- Chapter 4. Language and Ethnography: Conducting Research in the Kumaun.- Chapter 5. Language Use and Language Labels in Community: Bhasha and Boli.- Chapter 6. Mother Tongue and Medium of Instruction: Official and Unofficial Language Choices in the Kumaun.- Chapter 7. Language Ecology in the Kumaun: The Value of Each and Relationships among Them.- Chapter 8. Young Women, Aims, and Education in the Kumaun.- Chapter 9. Empowerment, Moving Forward, and Alternative Values in Education.- Chapter 10. Conclusions: The Ecology of Language and Biliteracy in the Kumaun and Beyond.