Disinventing and Reconstituting Languages

by Alastair Pennycook

Book Overview

This book questions assumptions about the nature of language. Looking at diverse contexts from sign languages in Indonesia to literacy practices in Brazil, the authors argue that unless we change the ways in which languages are taught and conceptualized, language studies will not be able to improve the social welfare of language users.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853599239
• ISBN13: 9781853599231
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.2"