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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955967003321

Autore

King Kendall A. <1969->

Titolo

Language revitalization processes and prospects : Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes / / Kendall A. King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon, UK ; ; Buffalo, N.Y., : Multilingual Matters LTD, c2001

ISBN

9786610827831

9781853597073

9781280827839

1280827831

9781853597077

1853597074

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : maps

Collana

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; ; 24

Disciplina

498/.323/071086625

Soggetti

Quechua language - Study and teaching - Ecuador - Saraguro Region

Quechua language - Ecuador - Saraguro Region - Grammar

Quechua Indians - Ethnic identity

Communication and culture - Ecuador - Saraguro Region

Education, Bilingual - Ecuador - Saraguro Region

Code switching (Linguistics) - Ecuador - Saraguro Region

Saraguro Region (Ecuador) Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-253) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Language Revitalization -- Chapter 2. Setting the Scene -- Chapter 4. Language Use and Ethnic Identity in Tambopamba -- Chapter 5. Quichua Instruction and the Community Schools -- Chapter 6. Prospects and Processes Revisited -- Appendices -- References -- Indices

Sommario/riassunto

This work explores educational and community efforts to revitalize the Quichua language in two indigenous Andean communities of southern Ecuador. Analyzing the linguistic, social, and cultural processes of positive language shift, this book contributes to our understanding of formal and informal educational efforts to revitalize threatened



languages.