| Language Choice in a Nation Under Transition: English Language Spread in Cambodia 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Clayton, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0387311939 ISBN-13: 9780387311937 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Language Choice in a Nation under Transition charts the spread of English into Cambodia and the French efforts to contest this spread in favor of their own language through an analysis of the country's recent history. This book proposes a synthesis of the national-functional and international-critical perspectives. This synthesis emerges from the Cambodian experience and thus adheres to Joshua Fishman's admonition that theory reflect the "sharp bite of local detail and unique historical experience." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education | Language Experience Approach - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 005.756 |
| LCCN: 2005938060 |
| Series: Language Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.61" W x 9.42" (1.51 lbs) 309 pages |