Tropical Tongues Language Ideologies, Endangerment, and Minority Languages in Belize
"In the period following the country's independence in 1981, Kriol has risen to the level of a national language. While the prestige enjoyed by English and Spanish is indisputable, a range of historical and socio-economic developments has given Kriol an elevated status in the coastal distr...
| Otros Autores: | , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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The University of North Carolina Press
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| Colección: | Studies in Latin America.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429955306719 |
| Sumario: | "In the period following the country's independence in 1981, Kriol has risen to the level of a national language. While the prestige enjoyed by English and Spanish is indisputable, a range of historical and socio-economic developments has given Kriol an elevated status in the coastal districts at the potential expense of more vulnerable minority languages also spoken there. Using fieldwork, ethnographic observations, interviews, and surveys of language attitudes and use, Gómez Menjívar and Salmon show the attenuation of Mopan and Garifuna alongside the stigmatized yet robust Kriol language. Examin[es] how large-scale economic restructuring can unsettle relationships among minority languages" -- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 105 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-105). |
| Acceso: | Open Access |
