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The ecology of language in multilingual India : voices of women and educators in the Himalayan foothills /

This text 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 national-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autor principal:	Groff, Cynthia (Autor)
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Colección:	Palgrave studies in minority languages and communities.
Temas:	Ecolinguistics > India. Education, Bilingual > India. Écolinguistique > Inde. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture. Ecolinguistics Education, Bilingual India
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

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Foreword
Contents
List of Tables
1: Introduction: Ecological Metaphors, Minority Voices, andÂ Language Education inÂ theÂ Kumaun
The Ecology ofÂ Language
Language Policy andÂ Language Ideology
Minority Voices andÂ Language Education inÂ theÂ Kumaun
My Research
Overview ofÂ theÂ Chapters
Bibliography
2: Lakshmi Ashram andÂ theÂ Kumaun: Young Women andÂ Gandhian Educators inÂ Their Linguistic andÂ Educational Context
Lakshmi Ashram
The Town ofÂ Kausani
Government Intermediate College, Kausani
Life inÂ Kausani Estate The Village ofÂ Dholara
The Kumaun andÂ theÂ Kumauni People
TheÂ Kumaun inÂ Uttarakhand
The Kumauni People
Kumauni Women
The Kumauni Language
Bibliography
3: National-Level Language andÂ Education Policies inÂ India: Kumaunis asÂ Linguistic Minorities
Language andÂ Power inÂ Status andÂ Acquisition Planning
How Many Languages? Status Planning ThroughÂ Legitimization andÂ Minimization
Which Languages Get Status? Status Planning ThroughÂ Officialization
What AboutÂ the Other Languages? Language Rights andÂ Minority Safeguards What Languages inÂ Education? Indian Education Policy, Status andÂ Acquisition Planning
A Brief History ofÂ Language-in-Education Planning inÂ India
The Three-Language Formula: Acquisition Planning forÂ Recognized Languages
Medium ofÂ Instruction andÂ Minority Rights: Use ofÂ Minority Languages inÂ Education
Implementation Issues andÂ Multilingual Classroom Practices
Legitimization inÂ Perspective
Bibliography
4: Language andÂ Ethnography: Conducting Research inÂ theÂ Kumaun Theoretical Influences onÂ theÂ Research
Experiential Influences onÂ theÂ Research
Research Methods
General Procedures
Preliminary Fieldwork
Primary Fieldwork
First Phase: Based at Lakshmi Ashram
Second Phase: Based in Kausani Estate
Record-Keeping andÂ Analysis
Practical Influences onÂ theÂ Research
Bibliography
5: Language Use andÂ Language Labels inÂ Community: Bhasha andÂ Boli
Language, Dialect, andÂ Mother Tongue
Bhasha Versus Boli
Socialization into theÂ Distinction Valuing ofÂ Both Language andÂ Dialect
A Lawyerâ#x80;#x99;s Defense
Why Bhasha, Why Boli?
Having theÂ Form ofÂ aÂ Language
Having theÂ Function ofÂ aÂ Language: Actual Usage Is What Matters
Having theÂ Official Status ofÂ aÂ Language: TheÂ Government Decides
Summarizing Bhasha and Boli
6: Mother Tongue andÂ Medium ofÂ Instruction: Official andÂ Unofficial Language Choices inÂ theÂ Kumaun
Mother Tongue
Official andÂ Unofficial Mother Tongue
Honor forÂ theÂ Unofficial Mother Tongue

The ecology of language in multilingual India : voices of women and educators in the Himalayan foothills /

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