| Vernacular Literacy: A Re-Evaluation Contributor(s): Tabouret-Keller, Andrée (Editor), Le Page, Robert B. (Editor), Gardner-Chloros, Penelope (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198236352 ISBN-13: 9780198236351 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1997 Annotation: This book contains first-hand information on the history, economics, and politics surrounding literacy issues all over the world. Discussions are supported by case-studies of campaigns to promote vernacular languages, and examples of how people relate to their languages in different cultures. Providing a non-Western perspective, the contributors question traditional notions of the uses of literacy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 409 |
| LCCN: 97000035 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.56 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book contains first-hand information on the history, economics, and politics surrounding literacy issues all over the world. Discussions are supported by case-studies of campaigns to promote vernacular languages, and examples of how people relate to their languages in different cultures. Providing a non-Western perspective, the contributors question traditional notions of the uses of literacy. |
