Language and Poverty.

This book explores the bidirectional relationship between language and poverty, from the perspectives of linguistics, language policy and planning, economics, anthropology, and sociology. On the one hand, poverty affects language survival; in modern times the fundamental determinants of language shi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harbert, Wayne
Otros Autores: Mcconnell-ginet, Sally, Miller, Amanda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clevedon : Channel View Publications, 2008.
Temas:
Language and languages > Economic aspects.
Language maintenance.
Poverty.
Sociolinguistics.
Langage et langues > Aspect économique.
Pauvreté.
Sociolinguistique.
poverty.
sociolinguistics.
Language and languages > Economic aspects
Language maintenance
Poverty
Sociolinguistics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Poverty as a Factor in Language Maintenance and Language Death; Chapter 2 Poverty as a Crucial Factor in Language Maintenance and Language Death: Case Studies from Africa; Chapter 3 Language Diversity and Poverty in Africa; Part 2 Language as a Determinant of Access to Resources; Chapter 4 The Impact of the Hegemony of English on Access to and Quality of Education with Special Reference to South Africa; Chapter 5 Econolinguistics in the USA.

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