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