The Ecology of Language in Multilingual India Voices of Women and Educators in the Himalayan Foothills /

This book 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, theis volume analyses how each language is valued in its own context; how national...

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Hlavní autor: Groff, Cynthia (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities
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ISBN:9781137519610
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  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Ecological Metaphors, Minority Voices, and Language Education in the Kumaun
  • Chapter 2. Lakshmi Ashram and the Kumaun: Young Women and Gandhian Educators in their Linguistic and Educational Context
  • Chapter 3. National-Level Language and Education Policies in India: Kumaunis as Linguistic Minorities
  • Chapter 4. Language and Ethnography: Conducting Research in the Kumaun
  • Chapter 5. Language Use and Language Labels in Community: Bhasha and Boli
  • Chapter 6. Mother Tongue and Medium of Instruction: Official and Unofficial Language Choices in the Kumaun
  • Chapter 7. Language Ecology in the Kumaun: The Value of Each and Relationships among Them
  • Chapter 8. Young Women, Aims, and Education in the Kumaun
  • Chapter 9. Empowerment, Moving Forward, and Alternative Values in Education
  • Chapter 10. Conclusions: The Ecology of Language and Biliteracy in the Kumaun and Beyond.