Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XV, 316 Seiten)
ISBN:
9789027284648
,
9027284644
Series Statement:
Creole language library volume 40
Content:
Can historically marginalized, threatened languages be saved in the contemporary global era? In relation to the wider postcolonial world, especially the Caribbean, this book focuses on efforts to preserve and promote Lesser Antillean French Creole – Kwéyòl – as the national language of Saint Lucia and on the legacy of colonialism and impact of globalization, with which English has become the universal lingua franca, as mitigating factors undermining these efforts. It deals specifically with language planning for democratization and government; literacy, the schools and higher education; and the mass media. It also examines changes in the status of and attitudes toward Kwéyòl, English and French since national independence and presents language planning implications from these changes and steps already undertaken to elevate Kwéyòl. The book offers new insight into globalization and its impact on linguistic pluralism, language planning, national development, Creole languages, and cultural identity in the Caribbean.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789027252623
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe St-Hilaire, Aonghas Kwéyòl in postcolonial Saint Lucia Amsterdam [u.a.] : Benjamins, 2011 ISBN 9789027284648
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789027252623
Language:
English
Keywords:
Saint Lucia
;
Sprachpolitik
;
Saint Lucia-Kreolisch
;
Englisch
;
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