Literacy, Emotion and Authority Reading and Writing on a Polynesian Atoll |
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| Author:
| Besnier, Niko |
| Contribution by:
| Harness Goodwin, Marjorie
Irvine, Judith
Kuipers, Joel
Kulick, Don
Lucy, John
Ochs, Elinor
Schieffelin, Bambi
Silverstein, Michael |
| Series title: | Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-48087-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $93.99 |
Book Description:
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In this 1995 study Niko Besnier analyses the transformation of the Polynesian community of Nukulaelae from a non-literate into a literate society using a contemporary perspective which emphasizes literacy as a social practice embedded in a socio-cultural context.
In this 1995 study Niko Besnier analyses the transformation of the Polynesian community of Nukulaelae from a non-literate into a literate society using a contemporary perspective which emphasizes literacy as a social practice embedded in a socio-cultural context.