Language shift among the navajos: identity politics and cultural continuity
Auteur :
House, Deborah
Éditeur :
University of Arizona Press
ISBN :
9780816522200
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2005
Dimensions :
23,0 x 16,7 x 1,1 cm
Poids :
274 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
To experience change on the Navajo Reservation, one need only close one's eyes and listen. Today an increasing number of Navajos speak only English, while very few speak only Navajo. Deborah House asks why, despite the many factors that would seem to contribute to the maintenance of the Navajo language, speakers of the language continue to shift to English at such an alarming rate.