Playing with languages : children and change in a Caribbean village /

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Over several generations, villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their pres...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Paugh, Amy L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
Subjects:
Language awareness in children > Dominica.
Communicative competence in children > Dominica.
Language acquisition.
Code switching (Linguistics) > Dominica.
Linguistic change > Dominica.
Language and culture > Dominica.
Conscience linguistique chez l'enfant > Dominique.
Compétence de communication chez l'enfant > Dominique.
Langage > Acquisition.
Changement de code (Linguistique) > Dominique.
Changement linguistique > Dominique.
Langage et culture > Dominique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Code switching (Linguistics)
Communicative competence in children
Language acquisition
Language and culture
Language awareness in children
Linguistic change
Manners and customs
Dominica > Social life and customs.
Dominique > Mœurs et coutumes.
Dominica
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