Mohanty Ajit K.
Mohanty Ajit K. - The Multilingual Reality Living With Languages - Paperback
Mohanty Ajit K. - The Multilingual Reality Living With Languages - Paperback
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Description: This book is a multidisciplinary analysis of the meaning and dynamics of multilingualism from the perspectives of multilingual societies and language communities in the margins who are trapped in a vicious circle of disadvantage. It analyses the social psychological and sociolinguistic processes of linguistic dominance and hierarchical relationships among languages discrimination marginalisation and assertive maintenance in multilingualism characterised by a Double Divide and shows the relationship between educational neglect of languages capability deprivation and poverty and loss of linguistic diversity. Its comparative analysis of language - in - education policies and practices and applications of multilingual education (MLE) in diverse contexts shows some promises and challenges in the education of indigenous/tribal/minority children. This book will be of interest to students researchers educators and practitioners in sociolinguistics educational linguistics psycholinguistics multilingualism and bilingual/multilingual education.
Title: The Multilingual Reality Living With Languages
Author(s): Mohanty Ajit K.
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Barcode: 9781788921954
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 11/1/2018
Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights
Category: Educational Strategies & Policy
Description: This book is a multidisciplinary analysis of the meaning and dynamics of multilingualism from the perspectives of multilingual societies and language communities in the margins who are trapped in a vicious circle of disadvantage. It analyses the social psychological and sociolinguistic processes of linguistic dominance and hierarchical relationships among languages discrimination marginalisation and assertive maintenance in multilingualism characterised by a Double Divide and shows the relationship between educational neglect of languages capability deprivation and poverty and loss of linguistic diversity. Its comparative analysis of language - in - education policies and practices and applications of multilingual education (MLE) in diverse contexts shows some promises and challenges in the education of indigenous/tribal/minority children. This book will be of interest to students researchers educators and practitioners in sociolinguistics educational linguistics psycholinguistics multilingualism and bilingual/multilingual education.
Title: The Multilingual Reality Living With Languages
Author(s): Mohanty Ajit K.
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Barcode: 9781788921954
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 11/1/2018
Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights
Category: Educational Strategies & Policy
