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Playing with Languages: Children and Change in a Caribbean Village

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by Amy L. Paugh
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Availability:In StockContributor:Amy L. PaughPublish date:2014-05-01Pages:264
Language:EnglishPublisher:Berghahn BooksISBN-13:9781782385165ISBN-10:1782385169UPC:9781782385165Book Category:Education, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Children's StudiesBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCYZDGHZHB

Playing with Languages: Children and Change in a Caribbean Village

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 presence. Drawing on detailed ethnographic fieldwork and analysis of video-recorded social interactio...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Berghahn BooksISBN-13:9781782385165ISBN-10:1782385169UPC:9781782385165Book Category:Education, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Children's StudiesBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCYZDGHZHB
Paugh, Amy L.: -

Amy L. Paugh is Associate Professor of Anthropology at James Madison University. Her research investigates language socialization, children's cultures and language ideologies in the Caribbean and United States.

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