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ERIC Number: EJ488047
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0782
What Is Meant by Local Literacies?
Street, Brian V.
Language and Education, v8 n1-2 p9-17 1994
Addresses problems that arise when literacy education is brought from national and international centers to people whose identity is with local languages and literacies. Local literacies are defined with respect to different languages and writing systems, invented local literacies, and vernacular literacies. (Contains 33 references.) (Author)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Language Standardization, Language Usage, Literacy, Literacy Education, Public Policy, Written Language
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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