Language revitalization processes and prospects : Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes / Kendall A. King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Kendall A., 1969-

Series:

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 24.

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quechua language--Study and teaching--Ecuador--Saraguro Region.

Quechua language.

Quechua language--Ecuador--Saraguro Region--Grammar.

Quechua Indians--Ethnic identity.

Quechua Indians.

Communication and culture--Ecuador--Saraguro Region.

Communication and culture.

Education, Bilingual--Ecuador--Saraguro Region.

Education, Bilingual.

Code switching (Linguistics)--Ecuador--Saraguro Region.

Code switching (Linguistics).

Saraguro Region (Ecuador)--Social life and customs.

Saraguro Region (Ecuador).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon, UK ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Multilingual Matters LTD, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Preface

Chapter 1. Language Revitalization

Chapter 2. Setting the Scene

Chapter 4. Language Use and Ethnic Identity in Tambopamba

Chapter 5. Quichua Instruction and the Community Schools

Chapter 6. Prospects and Processes Revisited

Appendices

References

Indices

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-253) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610827831

9781853597073

9781280827839

1280827831

9781853597077

1853597074

OCLC:

52871183