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A World of Indigenous Languages: Politics, Pedagogies and Prospects for Language Reclamation

A World of Indigenous Languages: Politics, Pedagogies and Prospects for Language Reclamation - Paperback

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Language:EnglishPublisher:Multilingual Matters LimitedISBN-13:9781788923057ISBN-10:1788923057UPC:9781788923057Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, Minority StudiesSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC3S54GG6Y

Spanning Indigenous settings across six continents, this book examines the multifaceted language reclamation work underway by Indigenous peoples worldwide. The authors foreground Indigenous knowledges and perspectives, highlighting the decolonizing and liberatory aims of contemporary Indigenous language movements inside and outside of schools.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Multilingual Matters LimitedISBN-13:9781788923057ISBN-10:1788923057UPC:9781788923057Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, Minority StudiesSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC3S54GG6Y

Teresa L. McCarty is G.F. Kneller Chair in Education and Anthropology and Faculty in American Indian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. Her research focuses on Indigenous education, language planning and policy, language revitalization/reclamation, critical ethnography, and educational and linguistic anthropology.

Sheilah E. Nicholas is a member of the Hopi Tribe and an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies, and American Indian Studies, University of Arizona, USA. Her research interests include Indigenous/Hopi language reclamation and maintenance, Indigenous language ideologies and epistemologies, the intersection of language, culture and identity, and Indigenous language teacher education.

Gillian Wigglesworth is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, Australia and chief investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. Her research interests include the languages of Indigenous children growing up in remote communities in Australia, the complexity of their language ecology, and how these interact with English once they enter the formal school system.


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