The ecology of language in multilingual India : voices of women and educators in the Himalayan foothills /: voices of women and educators in the Himalayan foothills. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cynthia Groff.
• Authors: Groff, Cynthia
• Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Ecological Metaphors, Minority Voices, and Language Education in the KumaunChapter 2. Lakshmi Ashram and the Kumaun: Young Women and Gandhian Educators in their Linguistic and Educational ContextChapter 3. National-Level Language and Education Policies in India: Kumaunis as Linguistic MinoritiesChapter 4. Language and Ethnography: Conducting Research in the KumaunChapter 5. Language Use and Language Labels in Community: Bhasha and BoliChapter 6. Mother Tongue and Medium of Instruction: Official and Unofficial Language Choices in the KumaunChapter 7. Language Ecology in the Kumaun: The Value of Each and Relationships among ThemChapter 8. Young Women, Aims, and Education in the KumaunChapter 9. Empowerment, Moving Forward, and Alternative Values in EducationChapter 10. Conclusions: The Ecology of Language and Biliteracy in the Kumaun and Beyond.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.440954; Ecolinguistics -- India; Sociolinguistics -- India; Language and education -- India
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137519610
• Related ISBNs: 9781137519603
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