Talking in context : language and identity in Kwakw_ak_a'wakw society / Anne Marie Goodfellow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodfellow, Anne Marie.

Series:

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 46.

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Influence on Kwakiutl.

English language.

Kwakiutl Indians--British Columbia--Ethnic identity.

Kwakiutl Indians.

Languages in contact--British Columbia.

Languages in contact.

Kwakiutl language.

Language and culture--British Columbia--Case studies.

Language and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 219 pages) : illustrations, map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Talking in Context demonstrates the importance of cultural contact on the structure of languages and addresses the socio-cultural aspects of indigenous language use in the modern world. Goodfellow's analysis of linguistic data from three generations of Kwak'wala speakers shows that English has greatly influenced grammar and phonology. Even though Kwak'wala is being replaced by English as the language of communication, Goodfellow found that speakers with varying degrees of fluency use the native language tactically to signal Kwak'wala identity and for ceremony.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Language Use and Identity

A Theoretical Approach to the Study of Language, Culture, and Identity

History of Contact in the Kwakwaka’wakw Region

Grammatical, Phonological, and Lexical Changes to Kwakwala

Language Use in Context

Conclusion: Continuity and Change in Language and Language Use

List of Suffixes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-215) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86342-8

9786612863424

0-7735-7276-7

OCLC:

191818976