Indigenous literacies in the Americas : language planning from the bottom up / edited by Nancy H. Hornberger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hornberger, Nancy H.

Walter de Gruyter & Co.

Series:

Contributions to the sociology of language ; 75.

Contributions to the sociology of language ; 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Written communication--America.

Written communication.

Indigenous peoples--Languages--Writing.

Indigenous peoples.

Indians--Languages--Writing.

Language planning--America.

Language planning.

America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1997.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Indigenous literacies in the Americas / Nancy H. Hornberger

Teaching and preserving Yup'ik traditional literacy / Nastasia Wahlberg

Ciulistet and the curriculum of the possible / Jerry Lipka and Esther Ilutsik

Reclaiming Navajo: Language renewal in an American Indian community school / Galena Sells Dick and Teresa L. McCarty

Literacy for what? Hualapai literacy and language maintenance / Lucille J. Watahomigie and Teresa L. McCarty

Language revitalization efforts in the Pueblo de Cochiti: Becoming "literate" in an oral society / Rebecca Benjamin, Regis Pecos and Mary Eunice Romero

Language preservation and publishing / H. Russell Bernard

Experiences in the development of a writing system for Nuu Savi / Josefa Leonarda Gonzalez Ventura

Saving and strengthening indigenous Mexican languages: The CELIAC experience / Jesus Salinas Pedraza

Mayan language literacy in Guatemala: A socio-historical overview / Julia Becker Richards and Michael Richards.

Quechua literacy and empowerment in Peru / Nancy H. Hornberger

Literacy and modernization among the Quechua speaking population of Peru / Juan Carlos Godenzzi

An experience of indigenous literacy in Peru / Andres Chirinos

Indigenous politics and native language literacies: Recent shifts in bilingual education policy and practice in Ecuador / Kendall A. King

Attitudes of teachers, children and parents towards bilingual intercultural education / Mercedes Cotacachi

Bringing the language forward: School-based initiatives for Quechua language revitalization in Ecuador and Bolivia / Nancy H. Hornberger and Kendall A. King

To Guaranize: A verb actively conjugated by the Bolivian Guaranis / Luis Enrique Lopez

Language planning from the bottom up / Nancy H. Hornberger

Local literacies and vernacular literacies: Implications for national literacy policy / Brian V. Street.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-385) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Indigenous literacies in the Americas.

ISBN:

9783110814798

311081479X

Publisher Number:

99970393346

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.