Language Revitalization Processes and Prospects: Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes

by Kendall A. King

This work explores education and community efforts to revitalize the Quichua language in two indigenous Andean communities of southern Equador. Analyzing the linguistic, social, and cultural processes or positive language shift, this book contributes to our understanding of formal and informal educational efforts to revitalize threatened languages.

272 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2000