| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) : illustrations |
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Advances in sociolinguistics |
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Advances in sociolinguistics.
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| Contents |
The transformation of linguistic minorities -- "L'Unité dans la diversité" -- Norms and contradictions -- Being bilingual -- Girls and boys -- Periphery to centre -- The distribution of linguistic capital |
| Summary |
The subject of this book is linguistic minorities, and how language is used by speakers of languages which are not the main language of communication. This is a core topic for sociolinguists, who examine how language is actually used within a given context. Globalization, migration, and the erosion of nationhood is creating far more linguistic minorities as society becomes increasingly pluralistic. One of the major sites of contact between languages is the school, and this book focuses on linguistic interaction within this educational context. Through a careful examination of the language prac |
| Notes |
Originally published: London : Longman/Pearson, 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Linguistic minorities.
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Ethnicity.
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ethnicity.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems.
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Ethnicity
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Linguistic minorities
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Französischunterricht
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Soziolinguistik
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Ontario
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Frankokanadier.
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Frankokanadisch.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441105257 |
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1441105255 |
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9781441125804 |
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1441125809 |
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