1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910959425203321

Titolo

Discourses of endangerment : ideology and interest in the defence of languages / / edited by Alexandre Duchene and Monica Heller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2007

ISBN

9786613271495

9781283271493

1283271494

9781441111173

1441111174

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Collana

Advances in sociolinguistics

Altri autori (Persone)

HellerMonica

DuchêneAlexandre

Disciplina

306.44

417.7

Soggetti

Endangered languages

Linguistic change

Sociolinguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1: Discourses of endangerment: Sociolinguistics, globalization and social order Monica Heller and Alexandre Duchene; Chapter 2: Defending diversity: Staking out a common global interest? Shaylih Muehlmann; Chapter 3: Indigenous language endangerment and the unfinished business of nation states Donna Patrick; Chapter 4: Discourses of endangerment: Contexts and consequences of essentializing discourses Alexandra Jaffe; Chapter 5: Who wants to save 'le patois d'Évoíéne'? Raphaël Maîltre and Marinette Matthey

Chapter 6: Frangais, acadien, acadjonne: Competing discourses on language preservation along the shores of the Baie Sainte-Marie Annette Boudreau and Use DuboisChapter 7: The future of Catalan: Language endangerment and nationalist discourses in Catalonia Joan Pujolar; Chapter 8: Language endangerment, war and peace in Ireland and Northern Ireland Tony Crowley; Chapter 9: Voices of



endangerment: A language ideological debate on the Swedish language Tommaso M. Milani

Chapter 10: Defending English in an English-dominant world: The Ideology of the 'Official English'movement in the United States Ronald Schmidt, SrChapter 11: Protecting French: The view from France Claudine Moïse; Chapter 12: Embracing diversity for the sake of unity: Linguistic hegemony and the pursuit of total Spanish José del Valle; Chapter 13: Language endangerment and verbal hygiene: History, morality and politics Deborah Cameron; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Current academic discussions and public debates about language frequently focus on the importance of defending languages against various kinds of dangers. Many of these current debates attach great importance to linguistic diversity. The debates focus on defending institutionalized languages against multilingualism, or conversely defending minority languages against the incursion of larger ones, especially the spread of English. In both cases, languages are constructed as autonomous wholes, held to need defending against attack. This book challenges such a view of language, to argue that the d



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954146903321

Autore

Forster Colin

Titolo

Science homework for key stage 2 : activity-based learning / / Colin Forster, Vicki Parfitt and Andrea McGowan ; illustrated by Dave Brookes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-20162-5

1-282-28430-4

9786612284304

0-203-87103-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (90 p.)

Collana

Active Homework ; ; v.v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

ParfittVicki

McGowanAndrea

Disciplina

372.35044

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Activity programs - Great Britain

Homework - Great Britain

Education, Elementary - Parent participation - Great Britain

Active learning - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Guidance for the teacher: how to use this 'pencil-free' homework book; Life and living processes; Life and living processes; Materials and their properties; Materials and their properties; Physical processes; Physical processes

Sommario/riassunto

Science Homework for Key Stage 2 is a unique resource for busy teachers - a selection of 'pencil-free', hands-on activities, aligned with the National Curriculum Programmes of Study and with clear links to the topics set out in the QCA scheme of work for KS2 science, that teachers can use as extension activities or give to pupils as homework to do with members of their family or friends. Each of the activities encourages the pupils to learn through discussion and through practical activities utilising everyday resources. Each activity is quick and easy for pupils and