Englebrecht and Ortiz 1983

Englebrecht and Ortiz 1983

Reference
	Englebrecht, Guillermina, and Leroy Ortiz. 1983. "Guaraní literacy in Paraguay." International Journal of the Sociology of Language 42:53–67.

Evaluation
	Language situation in Paraguay is unique in Latin America. Is the only nation in which a mother tongue language, Guaranì, is widely spoken throughout the country, even though Spanish has been the official language since the sixteenth century.
	Reviews significance of the written tradition of Guaranì, including the historical and contemporary uses of Guaranì literacy. Reviews efforts made to promote Guaranì literacy. Clarifies some sociolinguistic issues in the development of an effective language and literacy policy for Paraguay (pages 53--54).

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