Literacy in Athapaskan Languages in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Data on fluency and literacy in Athapaskan (Dene) languages in the Northwest Territories of Canada are reviewed here, with discussion of recent policy decisions regarding implied or explicit roles of Dene literacy and the forms they might take. Emphasis is placed on evidence of trends in Dene litera...
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crjohnbenjaminsp:10.1075/wll.1.1.04bur 2024-06-09T07:45:34+00:00 Literacy in Athapaskan Languages in the Northwest Territories, Canada For What Purposes? Burnaby, Barbara 1998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/wll.1.1.04bur http://www.jbe-platform.com/deliver/fulltext/wll.1.1.04bur.pdf en eng John Benjamins Publishing Company Written Language and Literacy Written Language & Literacy volume 1, issue 1, page 63-102 ISSN 1387-6732 1570-6001 journal-article 1998 crjohnbenjaminsp https://doi.org/10.1075/wll.1.1.04bur 2024-05-15T13:26:34Z Data on fluency and literacy in Athapaskan (Dene) languages in the Northwest Territories of Canada are reviewed here, with discussion of recent policy decisions regarding implied or explicit roles of Dene literacy and the forms they might take. Emphasis is placed on evidence of trends in Dene literacy development; special attention is given to the extent to which new roles for literacy are created, and to the extent to which literacy conforms to patterns consistent with oral language use. The context is the legitimacy of Dene cultures, languages, social practices, and economic and political power in the face of Euro-Canadian pressures. Article in Journal/Newspaper Dene cultures Northwest Territories John Benjamins Publishing Company Canada Northwest Territories Written Language & Literacy 1 1 63 102 |
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Data on fluency and literacy in Athapaskan (Dene) languages in the Northwest Territories of Canada are reviewed here, with discussion of recent policy decisions regarding implied or explicit roles of Dene literacy and the forms they might take. Emphasis is placed on evidence of trends in Dene literacy development; special attention is given to the extent to which new roles for literacy are created, and to the extent to which literacy conforms to patterns consistent with oral language use. The context is the legitimacy of Dene cultures, languages, social practices, and economic and political power in the face of Euro-Canadian pressures. |
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Literacy in Athapaskan Languages in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Literacy in Athapaskan Languages in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Literacy in Athapaskan Languages in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Literacy in Athapaskan Languages in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Literacy in Athapaskan Languages in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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literacy in athapaskan languages in the northwest territories, canada |
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John Benjamins Publishing Company |
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1998 |
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Dene cultures Northwest Territories |
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Written Language and Literacy Written Language & Literacy volume 1, issue 1, page 63-102 ISSN 1387-6732 1570-6001 |
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