Naming the World : Language and Power among the Northern Arapaho.

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"An accessible, linguistics-focused account of language teaching, learning, and change in a Native American community"--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cowell, Andrew
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Arapaho language > Grammar.
Arapaho (Langue) > Grammaire.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
Arapaho language
Code switching (Linguistics)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. An ethnography of language shift among the Northern Arapaho
  • 1. Northern Arapaho history and communities of practice
  • 2. Cultural metaphors and the Indigenous discourse of language endangerment
  • 3. Ethnogeography through time: names and power in the landscape
  • 4. Personal names and naming
  • 5. Folk etymology and language purism
  • 6. Neologisms and the politics of language maintenance
  • Conclusion. Communities of practice: a linguistic summary.

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