King Language Revitalization Processes and Prospects

Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-85359-707-7
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 24, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

King, Kendall A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Nancy Hornberger

Acknowledgements

Preface

1 Language Revitalization

2 Setting the Scene

3 Language Use and Ethnic Identity in Lagunas

4 Language Use and Ethnic Identity in Tambopamba

5 Quichua Instruction and the Community Schools

6 Prospects and Processes Revisited

Appendices

References

Indices

Über Autor(innen)

King, Kendall A.
Kendall A. King is Professor of Multilingual Education and Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Development at the University of Minnesota, USA. She received the AAAL Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award for her work, which focuses on the educational and familial practices impacting language use, language learning and equity.

Kendall A. King holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1991), an M.A. in TESOL from the University of Pennsylvania (1993), and a Ph.D. in Educational Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania (1997). She is presently an Assistant Professor at New York University.