| Shifting Languages Contributor(s): Errington, J. Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521632676 ISBN-13: 9780521632676 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $84.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 499.222 |
| LCCN: 98-20577 |
| Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Rim - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Until recently, Indonesian, the national language of a vast, plural nation state, was spoken by very few of the Javanese who live in south-central Java. But the national language is now being learned, along with a national identity, and is the key vehicle for modernity and progress in these communities. Errington has written a fascinating account of the role of language in radical social transformation. |