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Can Schools Save Indigenous Languages?
Policy and Practice on Four Continents
Inbunden, 2008
551 kr
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This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Saami in Scandinavia, Hñähñö in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages in Latin America. Essays by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective …
Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts
Australian and European Perspectives
Av Anne Pauwels, A. Pauwels m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
551 kr
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Deals with challenges to the maintenance of minority (or community) languages in this era of globalization and increasing transnational movements of people. The contributors, experts in language policy, language maintenance and multilingualism offer complementary perspectives from Australia and …
Rights, Promotion and Integration Issues for Minority Languages in Europe
Av S Pertot, T Priestly m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1128 kr
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Throughout Europe many minority languages, once threatened by ignorance, indifference and intolerance, began to experience some revitalization, but now face new threats from increased integration. This book discusses these issues with vivid, up-to-date examples from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, …
Language and Conflict in Northern Ireland and Canada
A Silent War
Av J. Muller
Inbunden, 2010
551 kr
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In a unique contribution to understanding the interaction of language policy and planning in modern conflict resolution, Janet Muller provides an insider account of the search for improved status for the Irish language in Northern Ireland from the 1980s.
Language Policy and Economics: The Language Question in Africa
Inbunden, 2016
568 kr
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This book addresses the perennial question of how to promote Africa’s indigenous languages as medium of instruction in educational systems. Breaking with the traditional approach to the continent’s language question by focusing on the often overlooked issue of the link between African languages and …
Minority Languages in the Linguistic Landscape
Av D. Gorter, H. F. Marten m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1464 kr
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Providing an innovative approach to the written displays of minority languages in public space this volume explores minority language situations through the lens of linguistic landscape research. Based on very tangible data it explores the 'same old issues' of language contact and language conflict …
Can Schools Save Indigenous Languages?
Policy and Practice on Four Continents
Häftad, 2008
536 kr
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This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Saami in Scandinavia, Hñähñö in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages in Latin America. Essays by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective …
Democratic Policies for Language Revitalisation: The Case of Catalan
Av M. Strubell, E. Boix-Fuster
Inbunden, 2011
634 kr
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A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in each of the main Spanish regions where it is spoken: Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands.
Welsh Writing, Political Action and Incarceration
Branwen's Starling
Av Kenneth A. Loparo, Diarmait Mac Giolla Chriost m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
634 kr
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Welsh Writing, Political Action and Incarceration examines the prison literature of certain iconic Welsh authors whose political lives and creative writings are linked to ideas about Wales and the Welsh language, the nature of political activism, and the function of incarceration.
Language and Education in Japan
Unequal Access to Bilingualism
Av Y. Kanno
Inbunden, 2008
1064 kr
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The first critical ethnography of bilingual education in Japan. Based on fieldwork at five different schools, this examines the role of schools in the unequal distribution of bilingualism as cultural capital. It argues that schooling gives children unequal access to bilingualism thus socializing …
Yiddish and Power
Av D. Katz
Inbunden, 2014
568 kr
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Yiddish and Power surveys the social, linguistic and intellectual history of the Yiddish language within the traditional civilisation of Jewish Ashkenaz in central, and then in eastern Europe, and its interaction with the surrounding non-Jewish culture. It explores the various ways in which Yiddish …
Discourse and Struggle in Minority Language Policy Formation
Corsican Language Policy in the EU Context of Governance
Av J. Adrey
Inbunden, 2009
568 kr
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The author presents a new approach to the study of language policy, by focusing on language policy formation and implementation as a dynamic, conflict-laden process involving the interaction of various actors with different motivations and uneven bargaining powers, rather than as a product , …
Minority Languages, Education and Communities in China
Av L. Tsung
Inbunden, 2009
568 kr
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The book outlines the evolution and role of minority languages locally and nationally; it investigates current educational language policies in minority areas; and it assesses the social and economic outcomes of language change for communities in contemporary China.
Galician and Irish in the European Context
Attitudes Towards Weak and Strong Minority Languages
Av B. O'Rourke
Inbunden, 2010
568 kr
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An exploration of the role of language attitudes and ideologies in predicting the survival prospects of a minority language. The author examines this role through a cross-national comparative analysis of Irish in the Republic of Ireland and Galician in the Autonomous Community of Galicia in …
Language Planning and National Identity in Croatia
Av K. Langston, A. Peti-Stantic m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1128 kr
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Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly politicized. This book examines the changing status and norms of the Croatian language and its relationship to Croatian national identity, …
New Geographies of Language
Language, Culture and Politics in Wales
Av Rhys Jones, Huw Lewis
Inbunden, 2018
1095 kr
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This book develops a novel approach to the study of language, bringing it into dialogue with the latest geographical concepts and concerns and provides a comprehensive account of the geography of Welsh language analysing policy development, language use, ability and shift. The authors examine in …
Revitalizing Minority Languages
New Speakers of Breton, Yiddish and Lemko
Inbunden, 2015
568 kr
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New speakers are an increasingly important aspect of the revitalization of minority languages since, in some cases, they can make up the majority of the language community in question. This volume examines this phenomenon from the viewpoint of three minority languages: Breton, Yiddish and Lemko.
Ecology of Language in Multilingual India
Voices of Women and Educators in the Himalayan Foothills
Inbunden, 2017
1095 kr
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This book explores the linguistic ecology of the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand, India through the experiences and discourses of minority youth and their educators. Providing in-depth examples of Indian multilingualism, this volume analyses how each language is valued in its own context; how …
Language Practices of Indigenous Children and Youth
The Transition from Home to School
Av Gillian Wigglesworth, Jane Simpson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1464 kr
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This book explores the experiences of Indigenous children and young adults around the world as they navigate the formal education system and wider society. Profiling a range of different communities and sociolinguistic contexts, this book examines the language ecologies of their local communities, …
Can Schools Save Indigenous Languages?
Policy and Practice on Four Continents
Häftad, 2008
586 kr
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This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Saami in Scandinavia, Hñähñö in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages in Latin America. Essays by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective …
Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts
Australian and European Perspectives
Av A. Pauwels, J. Winter m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
551 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Deals with challenges to the maintenance of minority (or community) languages in this era of globalization and increasing transnational movements of people. The contributors, experts in language policy, language maintenance and multilingualism offer complementary perspectives from Australia and …
Language and Conflict in Northern Ireland and Canada
A Silent War
Av J. Muller
Häftad, 2010
551 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In a unique contribution to understanding the interaction of language policy and planning in modern conflict resolution, Janet Muller provides an insider account of the search for improved status for the Irish language in Northern Ireland from the 1980s.
Minority Languages in the Linguistic Landscape
Av D. Gorter, H. F. Marten m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
1422 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Providing an innovative approach to the written displays of minority languages in public space this volume explores minority language situations through the lens of linguistic landscape research. Based on very tangible data it explores the 'same old issues' of language contact and language conflict …
Democratic Policies for Language Revitalisation: The Case of Catalan
Av M. Strubell, E. Boix-Fuster
Häftad, 2011
634 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in each of the main Spanish regions where it is spoken: Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands.
Welsh Writing, Political Action and Incarceration
Branwen's Starling
Av Diarmait Mac Giolla Chriost, Kenneth A. Loparo m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
634 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Welsh Writing, Political Action and Incarceration examines the prison literature of certain iconic Welsh authors whose political lives and creative writings are linked to ideas about Wales and the Welsh language, the nature of political activism, and the function of incarceration.
Language and Education in Japan
Unequal Access to Bilingualism
Av Y. Kanno
Häftad, 2008
1259 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The first critical ethnography of bilingual education in Japan. Based on fieldwork at five different schools, this examines the role of schools in the unequal distribution of bilingualism as cultural capital. It argues that schooling gives children unequal access to bilingualism thus socializing …
Yiddish and Power
Av D. Katz
Häftad, 2015
568 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Yiddish and Power surveys the social, linguistic and intellectual history of the Yiddish language within the traditional civilisation of Jewish Ashkenaz in central, and then in eastern Europe, and its interaction with the surrounding non-Jewish culture. It explores the various ways in which Yiddish …
Galician and Irish in the European Context
Attitudes Towards Weak and Strong Minority Languages
Av B. O'Rourke
Häftad, 2011
568 kr
Lägg i varukorg
An exploration of the role of language attitudes and ideologies in predicting the survival prospects of a minority language. The author examines this role through a cross-national comparative analysis of Irish in the Republic of Ireland and Galician in the Autonomous Community of Galicia in …
Language Planning and National Identity in Croatia
Av K. Langston, A. Peti-Stantic
Häftad, 2014
1128 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly politicized. This book examines the changing status and norms of the Croatian language and its relationship to Croatian national identity, …
Europe and the Politics of Language
Citizens, Migrants and Outsiders
Av Mairead Nic Craith, Kenneth A. Loparo m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
1095 kr
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Do political boundaries impact on concepts of language? How significant is language for citizenship in contemporary Europe? Can disputed languages acquire full status? Should non-European languages receive recognition from the EU? These are among the many questions explored in this new study of …
