| Language Choice in a Nation Under Transition: English Language Spread in Cambodia Contributor(s): Clayton, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441940596 ISBN-13: 9781441940599 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Databases - General - Education | Language Experience Approach - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 005.756 |
| Series: Language Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.00 lbs) 310 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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." |