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LANGUAGE AND POVERTY
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| By: |
Wayne Harbert (Editor), Sally McConnell-Ginet (Editor), Amanda Miller (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£24.95 |
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£21.21 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847691196 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847691194 |
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| Publisher: |
CHANNEL VIEW PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
9 December, 2008 |
| Series: |
Multilingual Matters |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
This volume explores the complex interactions of language with economic resources. The authors address the issues of poverty and language survival from multiple perspectives, drawing on linguistics, language policy and planning, economics, anthropology, and sociology. |
| Synopsis: |
This book explores the bidirectional relationship between language and poverty, from the perspectives of linguistics, language policy and planning, economics, anthropology, and sociology. On the one hand, poverty affects language survival; in modern times the fundamental determinants of language shift and language death are economic. On the other hand, the languages people speak, or don't speak, can influence their economic status in substantial ways, limiting or facilitating access to jobs and education and full participation in the functions of the society. The issues encompassed by the twin themes of the volume have assumed growing significance in an era of increasing globalization and accelerating change in economies, technologies and traditional social structures. They are of practical concern to people in a wide range of disciplines and professions, including politicians, educators, social workers, language planners, and others who work and live in multilingual contexts. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Multilingual Matters |
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Returnable |
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