Our Language
Title | Our Language PDF eBook |
Author | Simeon Potter |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 9780140134940 |
Our Language Today Series: Understanding of our language today
Title | Our Language Today Series: Understanding of our language today PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
Understanding of Our Language Today
Title | Understanding of Our Language Today PDF eBook |
Author | David A. Conlin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
Our Language Today Series: Experiences with our language today
Title | Our Language Today Series: Experiences with our language today PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Release | 1971 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
The Life of Our Language
Title | The Life of Our Language PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Garzon |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2010-07-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0292788991 |
The native Maya peoples of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize have been remarkably successful in maintaining their cultural identity during centuries of contact with and domination by outside groups. Yet change is occurring in all Mayan communities as contact with Spanish-speaking Ladino society increases. This book explores change and continuity in one of the most vital areas of Mayan culture—language use. The authors look specifically at Kaqchikel, one of the most commonly spoken Mayan languages. Following an examination of language contact situations among indigenous groups in the Americas, the authors proceed to a historical overview of the use of Kaqchikel in the Guatemalan Highlands. They then present case studies of three highland communities in which the balance is shifting between Kaqchikel and Spanish. Wuqu' Ajpub', a native Kaqchikel speaker, gives a personal account of growing up negotiating between the two languages and the different world views they encode. The authors conclude with a look at the Mayan language revitalization movement and offer a scenario in which Kaqchikel and other Mayan languages can continue to thrive.
Our Language Today Series: Asking about our language today
Title | Our Language Today Series: Asking about our language today PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
English Isn't Crazy
Title | English Isn't Crazy PDF eBook |
Author | Diana Hanbury King |
Publisher | Pro Ed |
Pages | 139 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9781416400813 |
Originally published: Baltimore: York Press, c2000.