Linguistic minorities and modernity : a sociolinguistic ethnography / Monica Heller, with the collaboration of Mark Campbell, Phyllis Dalley, and Donna Patrick.

Author
Heller, Monica [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Addison Wesley Longman, 1999.
Description
vi, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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    Series
    Real language series. [More in this series]
    Summary note
    This is a study of how language education can help linguistic minorities identify more easily with the society in which they live. Written in an accessible, lively narrative style, the text employs real-life examples and case studies.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p.[276]-279) and indexes.
    Action note
    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • 1. The transformation of linguistic minorities
    • 2. 'L'Unite dans la diversite'
    • 3. Norms and contradictions
    • 4. Being bilingual
    • 5. Girls and boys
    • 6. Periphery to centre
    • 7. The distribution of linguistic capital.
    ISBN
    • 058227947X
    • 0582279488 (pbk.)
    LCCN
    ^^^98030249^
    OCLC
    39508163
    RCP
    H - S
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