Language Revitalization Processes and Prospects : : Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes / / Kendall A. King.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: King, Kendall A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781853597077; 9783111024738; 9783110663136; 9783110606713
• DOI: 10.21832/9781853597077
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kendall A. King.

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.