{"product_id":"language-and-poverty-9781847691194","title":"Language and Poverty","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the bidirectional relationship between language and poverty, from the perspectives of linguistics, language policy and planning, economics, anthropology, and sociology. On the one hand, poverty affects language survival; in modern times the fundamental determinants of language shift and language death are economic. On the other hand, the languages people speak, or don’t speak, can influence their economic status in substantial ways, limiting or facilitating access to jobs and education and full participation in the functions of the society. The issues encompassed by the twin themes of the volume have assumed growing significance in an era of increasing globalization and accelerating change in economies, technologies and traditional social structures. They are of practical concern to people in a wide range of disciplines and professions, including politicians, educators, social workers, language planners, and others who work and live in multilingual contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a fascinating volume. As far as I know, it is the first comprehensive collection on this important subject. The authors are well known experts in their disciplines and are able to contribute numerous important insights on the complex interactions between language choices, material poverty and economic disruption.\u003c\/p\u003e -- James Crawford, President, Institute for Language and Education Policy, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage and Poverty is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the current discourse on the ways in which poverty threatens some languages, preserves others, and most importantly, how language can eliminate poverty. The wide breadth of topics covered in the book makes it suitable for linguists interested in lauguage documentation and interdisciplinary research, as well as specialists from outside of linguistics who are interested in the ways language influences economics and culture.The vast array of geographic locations, languages, analyses of poverty, and case studies featured in Lallguage and Poverty, gives this collection an incredibly wide appeal, and should make it an indispensible guide on this emerging area of research.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Rener L. Kemp, University of Georgia * Journal of Sociolinguistics 15\/1, 2011: 135-148 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Introduction - Wayne Harbert, Sally McConnell-Ginet, Amanda Miller and John Whitman.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSection I: Poverty as a Factor in Language Maintenance and Language Death\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Poverty as a Factor in Language Maintenance and Language Death: Some Case Studies from Africa - Herman Batibo\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Language Diversity and Poverty in Africa - Matthias Brenzinger.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSection II: Language as a Determinant of Access to Resources\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. The Impact of the Hegemony of English on Access to and Quality of Education with Special Reference to South Africa - Neville Alexander.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Econolinguistics in the USA - John Baugh\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Where in the World is US Spanish? - Ofelia Garcia and Leah Mason\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Perpetuating Inequality: Language Disadvantage and Capability Deprivation of Tribal Mother Tongue Speakers in India - Ajit Mohanty\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSection III: Language and Poverty: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Biodiversity, Linguistic Diversity and Poverty: Some Global Patterns and Missing Links - Suzanne Romaine\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Language and Poverty: Measurement, Determinants and Policy Responses - François Vaillancourt\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Losing their Names: Native Languages, Identity and the State - Peter Whiteley\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSection IV: Language, Poverty and the Role of the Linguist\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. The Role of the Linguist in Language Maintenance and Revitalization: Documentation, Training and Materials Development - Lenore Grenoble, Keren Rice, and Norvin Richards\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Preserving Digital Language Materials: Some Considerations - Helen Aristar-Dry\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Channel View Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043003760983,"sku":"9781847691194","price":23.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781847691194.jpg?v=1750956613","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-and-poverty-9781847691194","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}