Between the Andes and the Amazon : language and social meaning in Bolivia / Anna M. Babel.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Babel, Anna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Sociolinguistics--Bolivia--Saipina (Santa Cruz).
• Anthropological linguistics--Bolivia--Saipina (Santa Cruz).
• Speech and social status--Bolivia--Saipina (Santa Cruz).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tucson, [Arizona] : The University of Arizona Press, 2018.

Summary:

Examining how people understand themselves and others in the linguistic crossroads of South America--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Intro
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Why Can't a Quechua Speaker Wear Pants?
• Interlude: My Arrival Story
• 1. Western Highlands versus Eastern Lowlands: Cambas and Collas
• Interlude: Living in Saipina
• 2. Meaning in Context
• Interlude: On Being a Near-NativeSpeaker
• 3. Quecha and Spanish Languages and Speakers
• Interlude: The New Neighborhoods
• 4. Legitimate Saipineños and Strangers: Race, Language, and Migration
• Interlude: Civil Disobedience and Belonging
• 5. The Greens and the Blues: National Politics, Local Scale
• Interlude: "¡Que viva el Falange carajo!"
• 6. The Past and the Future: Tradition and Modernity in Saipina
• Interlude: At Home in the Saipina Valley
• 7. Cholita or Señorita? Gender Expression and Styles of Dress
• Interlude: It's as If One Were Blind: Education and Literacy
• 8. The Rough Heels: Urban Migrants, Rural Roots
• Interlude: From Saipina to Santa Cruz
• Conclusion: Semiotic Fields
• Postscript: Leaving
• References
• Index.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8165-3813-1

OCLC:

1020472153