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Gorman 1977

 
Reference
 

Gorman, Thomas P. (editor). 1977.Language and literacy: Current issues and research. Tehran, Iran: International Association for Adult Literacy Methods. 301pages. Location: Dallas SIL Library 374 G671. Interest level: specialist.

Summary
 

Contains articles dealing with the application of linguistics to literacy. Common theme running throughout articles is that illiteracy is an essentially linguistic problem that is largely conditioned by

 
  • educational
  • psychological, and
  • social factors.
 

Section 1 discusses the relevance of theoretical and applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics to literacy.

 

Section 2 exemplifies these issues in relation to the literacy situation in different areas of the world.


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