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Title Indigenous literacies in the Americas : language planning from the bottom up / edited by Nancy H. Hornberger
Published Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1997

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Description 1 online resource (393 pages) : illustrations
Series Contributions to the sociology of language ; 75
Contributions to the sociology of language ; 75.
Contents Introduction -- Indigenous Literacies In The Americas -- North America -- Teaching And Preserving Yup�Ik Traditional Literacy -- Ciulistet And The Curriculum Of The Possible -- Reclaiming Navajo: Language Renewal In An American Indian Community School -- Literacy For What? Hualapai Literacy And Language Maintenance -- Language Revitalization Efforts In The Pueblo De Cochiti: Becoming “Literate� In An Oral Society -- Meso America -- Language Preservation And Publishing -- Experiences In The Development Of A Writing System For �uu Savi
Saving And Strengthening Indigenous Mexican Languages: The Celiac Experience Mayan Language Literacy In Guatemala: A Socio-Historical Overview -- South America -- Quechua Literacy And Empowerment In Peru -- Literacy And Modernization Among The Quechua Speaking Population Of Peru -- An Experience Of Indigenous Literacy In Peru -- Indigenous Politics And Native Language Literacies: Recent Shifts In Bilingual Education Policy And Practice In Ecuador -- Attitudes Of Teachers, Children And Parents Towards Bilingual Intercultural Education
Bringing The Language Forward: School-Based Initiatives For Quechua Language Revitalization In Ecuador And Bolivia To Guaranize: A Verb Actively Conjugated By The Bolivian Guaranis -- Conclusion -- Language Planning From The Bottom Up -- Afterword -- Local Literacies And Vernacular Literacies: Implications For National Literacy Policy -- Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-385) and index
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Subject Written communication -- America
Indians -- Languages -- Writing.
Language planning -- America
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
Indios de América -- Lenguas
Indians -- Languages -- Writing
Language planning
Written communication
Sprachpolitik
Langues indiennes.
Écriture indienne.
Communication écrite -- Amérique.
Éducation interculturelle -- Amérique.
Alphabétisation -- Amérique.
America
Amerika
Indianersprachen.
Form Electronic book
Author Hornberger, Nancy H
ISBN 9783110814798
311081479X