Language national unity (12 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Some wear to covers otherwise pages clean and binding sound. The lectures included are, Using Language, A Dangerous Tool; Language and Class: The Feminist and Ebonic's Issues and Language for Togetherness: What Can a Caribbean Dictionary Do.

Zustand: Very Good.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Name of the previous owner. No edition stated. A small publication of 85 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. There are damp marks on the top edge of the pages on the front free end paper page and on the last two blank pages. No text has been affected. All pages are accessible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Signed by Neville Alexander. 164 x 105 mm; laminated wrappers; pp. 85. Text browned, a few small fox spots. Very good condition. "Neville Edward Alexander OLS (22 October 1936 27 August 2012) was a proponent of a multilingual South Africa and a former revolutionary who spent ten years on Robben Island as a fellow prisoner of Nelson Mandela. After being released Alexander did pioneering work in the field of language policy and planning in South Africa from the early 1980s via organisations such as The Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa (PRAESA), as well as the LANGTAG process." (Wikipedia).…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 452 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, such as Myanmar and India, where official language policy has sparked bloody clashes, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its eighty languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography, and language, William A. Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy. Smalley contends that because the people of Thailand perceive their social hierarchy as the normal order, Standard Thai, spoken by members of the higher levels of society, prevails as the uncontested national language. By examining the hierarchy of Thailand's diverse languages and dialects in light of Thai history, education, culture, and religion, Smalley shows how Thailand has been able to keep its many ethnic groups at peace. 'Linguistic Diversity and National Unity explores the intricate relationship between language and power and the ways in which social and linguistic rank can be used to perpetuate order.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 452 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, such as Myanmar and India, where official language policy has sparked bloody clashes, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its eighty languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography, and language, William A. Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy. Smalley contends that because the people of Thailand perceive their social hierarchy as the normal order, Standard Thai, spoken by members of the higher levels of society, prevails as the uncontested national language. By examining the hierarchy of Thailand's diverse languages and dialects in light of Thai history, education, culture, and religion, Smalley shows how Thailand has been able to keep its many ethnic groups at peace. 'Linguistic Diversity and National Unity explores the intricate relationship between language and power and the ways in which social and linguistic rank can be used to perpetuate order. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 85pp Rare. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper.