European Vernacular Literacy : A Sociolinguistic and Historical Introduction
Joshua A. Fishman
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Clevedon : : Channel View Publications, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (97 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Chapter 1 Why Has Interest in Languages and Literacies Increased So Much Lately?; Chapter 2 What is a 'Language' of Vernacular Literacy?; Chapter 3 The Rise of Vernaculars of Literacy in Europe; Chapter 4 Macro-factors in the Societal Spread of Vernacular Literacy; Chapter 5 Heroes of European Vernacular Literacy; Chapter 6 Micro-factors in the Societal Spread of Vernacular Literacy; Chapter 7 The 'Literacy Bullies on the Block'; Chapter 8 Vernacular Literacy for What?; Index. - In this major new text, Joshua Fishman charts the rise of vernacular literacy in Europe, and the major social, economic, religious, political, demographic, educational and philosophical changes that attended it. Following the story up until the present day, the book examines the people who became leaders of the growth of vernacular literacy in Europe, and looks at how European colonizers viewed vernacular literacy efforts in their current and former colonies. Looking forward, Fishman discusses how new technology affects vernacular literacy both now and in the present, and whether developments
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| ISBN | 9781847692917. - 9781847692924
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