Language Reclamation

Language Reclamation
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Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : 1853592994
ISBN-13 : 9781853592997
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Book Synopsis Language Reclamation by : Hubisi Nwenmely

Download or read book Language Reclamation written by Hubisi Nwenmely and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1996 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nwenmely (community studies, U. of Reading) first attended then taught London classes in Kweyol, an Afro-French creole. She draws on her experience and other sources to describe the origins and development of classes there and in the eastern Caribbean. She also discusses the linguistic and social reasons people study the language, the written support such as dictionaries and grammars, the role of standardization, and questions of assessment and accreditation. No index. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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