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Vernacular literacy : a re-evaluation

Title
  1. Vernacular literacy : a re-evaluation / by members of the International group for the study of language standardization and the vernacularization of literacy ; edited by Andrée Tabouret-Keller [and others].
Published by
  1. Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1997.

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Additional authors
  1. Tabouret-Keller, Andrée, 1929-
  2. International Group for the Study of Language Standardization and the Vernacularization of Literacy.
Description
  1. xii, 365 pages; 24 cm.
Series statement
  1. Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 13
Uniform title
  1. Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 13.
Subject
  1. Native language and education
  2. Literacy
  3. Language and languages > Political aspects
  4. Volkstaal
  5. Alfabetisme
  6. Alphabétisation
  7. Langage et langues > Aspect politique
  8. Langue maternelle et éducation
Contents
  1. Introduction / R.B. Le Page -- 1. Political and Economic Aspects of Vernacular Literacy / R.B. Le Page -- 2. Social Contexts Conducive to the Vernacularization of Literacy / Lawrence D. Carrington -- 3. Developing Ways of Writing Vernaculars: Problems and Solutions in a Historical Perspective / Philip Baker -- 4. Pedagogical Aspects of Vernacular Literacy / Jeannine Gerbault -- 5. Vernacular Literacy in New Minority Settings in Europe / Penelope Gardner-Chloros -- 6. Literacy in a Pidgin Vernacular / Jean-Michel Charpentier -- 7. Motivations and Attitudes Influencing Vernacular Literacy: Four African Assessments / Ralph W. Fasold -- 8. Tradition, Trial, and Error: Standard and Vernacular Literacy in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia / Anna Kwan-Terry and K.K. Luke -- Conclusion / Andree Tabouret-Keller.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.