Literacy, Emotion and Authority: Reading and Writing on a Polynesian Atoll

(Part of the Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Series)

by Niko Besnier

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In this study Niko Besnier analyzes the transformation of the Polynesian community of Nukulaelae from a nonliterate into a literate society, using a contemporary perspective that emphasizes literacy as a social practice embedded in a socio-cultural context. His case study, which has implications for understanding literacy in other societies, illuminates the relationship between norm and practice, between structure and agency, and between group and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521485398

ISBN13:9780521485395

Release Date:August 1995

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.08 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Cultural Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Words, Language & Grammar

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