Literary Practices of Linguistic Minorities: Sociolinguistic Issues and Implications for Literacy Services.

Chu, Clara M.

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ERIC Number: EJ590007

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Literary Practices of Linguistic Minorities: Sociolinguistic Issues and Implications for Literacy Services.

Chu, Clara M.

Library Quarterly, v69 n3 p339-59 Jul 1999

Examines literacy as a discourse of power as it applies to linguistic minorities in this theoretical article. Literacy needs to be redefined for librarians to be able to provide people whose languages are not the dominant or official ones in society with appropriate literacy services. Contains 51 references. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Language Minorities, Library Services, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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