European Vernacular Literacy: A Sociolinguistic and Historical Introduction. Joshua A. Fishman

by Joshua A. Fishman

Book Overview

In this major new text, Joshua Fishman charts the rise of vernacular literacy in Europe, and the major social and economic changes that attended it. The book looks at how European colonizers viewed vernacular literacy efforts in their current and former colonies, and how technology affects vernacular literacy both now and in the future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847692915
• ISBN13: 9781847692917
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.7" x 8.1"