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Talking in context : language and identity in Kwakw_ak_a'wakw society /
Talking in Context demonstrates the importance of cultural contact on the structure of languages and addresses the socio-cultural aspects of indigenous language use in the modern world. Goodfellow's analysis of linguistic data from three generations of Kwak'wala speakers shows that English...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montréal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©2005.
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| Colección: | McGill-Queen's native and northern series ;
46. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Talking in Context demonstrates the importance of cultural contact on the structure of languages and addresses the socio-cultural aspects of indigenous language use in the modern world. Goodfellow's analysis of linguistic data from three generations of Kwak'wala speakers shows that English has greatly influenced grammar and phonology. Even though Kwak'wala is being replaced by English as the language of communication, Goodfellow found that speakers with varying degrees of fluency use the native language tactically to signal Kwak'wala identity and for ceremony. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 219 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773572768 0773572767 |