Small Linguistic Societies from a Global Perspective.

Bright, William

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ERIC Number: EJ448871

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Publication Date: 1992

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Small Linguistic Societies from a Global Perspective.

Bright, William

Educational Media International, v29 n1 p11-18 Mar 1992

Defines and discusses the concept of small languages. Topics addressed include political status; official status (e.g., as a national language); distinctiveness; robustness or the degree of feasibility; social function; education to support the language; functions of literacy; and appropriate technology for use with particular languages. (12 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Global Approach, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Language Research, Language Role, Literacy, Native Language Instruction, Official Languages, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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