Language Revitalization Processes and Prospects: Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes (Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 24) - Hardcover

King, Prof. Kendall A.

9781853594953: Language Revitalization Processes and Prospects: Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes (Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 24)

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ISBN 10: 1853594954 ISBN 13: 9781853594953

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 2001

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.

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About the Author:

Kendall A. King holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1991), an M.A. in TESOL from the University of Pennsylvania (1993), and a Ph.D. in Educational Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania (1997). She is presently an Assistant Professor at New York University.

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