Talking in Context : Language and Identity in Kwakwaka'wakw Society.
Goodfellow, Anne Marie.
Talking in Context : Language and Identity in Kwakwaka'wakw Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (234 pages) - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies ; v.46 . - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Language Use and Identity -- 2 A Theoretical Approach to the Study of Language, Culture, and Identity -- 3 History of Contact in the K[sup(w)]ak[sup(w)]aka'wak[sup(w)] Region -- 4 Grammatical, Phonological, and Lexical Changes to K[sup(w)]ak'[sup(w)]ala -- 5 Language Use in Context -- 6 Conclusion: Continuity and Change in Language and Language Use -- Appendix: List of Suffixes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W.
Though linguists estimate that hundreds of languages are in danger of extinction, everyday use of Kwak'wala, an indigenous language spoken in British Columbia, reveals that it has been strategically maintained even among young speakers as a marker of cultural identity. Anne Marie Goodfellow explores the relationship between language, culture, and identity through a case study of the current use of Kwak'wala in two communities, Quatsino and Kingcome Inlet.
9780773572768
English language-Influence on Kwakiutl.
Kwakiutl Indians-British Columbia-Ethnic identity.
Languages in contact-British Columbia.
Kwakiutl language.
Language and culture-British Columbia-Case studies.
Electronic books.
PM1641 .G65 2005
306.44089979530711
Talking in Context : Language and Identity in Kwakwaka'wakw Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (234 pages) - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies ; v.46 . - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Language Use and Identity -- 2 A Theoretical Approach to the Study of Language, Culture, and Identity -- 3 History of Contact in the K[sup(w)]ak[sup(w)]aka'wak[sup(w)] Region -- 4 Grammatical, Phonological, and Lexical Changes to K[sup(w)]ak'[sup(w)]ala -- 5 Language Use in Context -- 6 Conclusion: Continuity and Change in Language and Language Use -- Appendix: List of Suffixes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W.
Though linguists estimate that hundreds of languages are in danger of extinction, everyday use of Kwak'wala, an indigenous language spoken in British Columbia, reveals that it has been strategically maintained even among young speakers as a marker of cultural identity. Anne Marie Goodfellow explores the relationship between language, culture, and identity through a case study of the current use of Kwak'wala in two communities, Quatsino and Kingcome Inlet.
9780773572768
English language-Influence on Kwakiutl.
Kwakiutl Indians-British Columbia-Ethnic identity.
Languages in contact-British Columbia.
Kwakiutl language.
Language and culture-British Columbia-Case studies.
Electronic books.
PM1641 .G65 2005
306.44089979530711