Language and PovertyWayne Harbert, Sally McConnell-Ginet This volume explores the complex interactions of language with economic resources. How does poverty affect language survival? How is the economic status of individuals affected by the languages they do or do not speak? The authors address these questions from multiple perspectives, drawing on linguistics, language policy and planning, economics, anthropology, and sociology. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
and Language Death | 23 |
Language Diversity and Poverty in Africa | 37 |
The Impact of the Hegemony of English on Access to and Quality | 53 |
Econolinguistics in the | 67 |
Where in the World is US Spanish? Creating a Space | 78 |
Language Disadvantage and Capability | 102 |
Some Global | 127 |
and Policy Responses | 147 |
Native Languages Identity and the State | 161 |
The Role of the Linguist in Language Maintenance | 183 |
Some Considerations | 202 |
Conclusion | 223 |
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Language and Poverty Wayne Harbert,Sally McConnell-Ginet,Amanda Miller,John Whitman No preview available - 2009 |
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