"Witches" and wily women : saving Noka through Basque folklore and song/ Begoña Echeverria.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Echeverria, Begoña, author.

Series:

Basque politics series ; 16.

Basque politics series ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basque language--Pronoun.

Basque language.

Basque language--Gender.

Basque language--Sex differences.

Basque language--Social aspects.

Language and culture.

Sex differences.

Physical Description:

vii, 259 pages ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

Saving Noka through Basque folklore and song

Place of Publication:

Reno : Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, 2020.

Summary:

"A passionate and enlightened defense of noka, the second-person familiar pronoun for a female addressee in the Basque language ("Euskera"), this book provides unique insights into Basque culture, language and gender. These insights may otherwise be lost forever, as noka is disappearing from speech. Echeverria shows how noka became marginalized, and illustrates the vibrant sociolinguistic life noka has led over 500 hundred years of Basque history. By uncovering this rich legacy for the first time in one monograph, and contributing original lyrics using noka of her own, Echeverria hopes to increase awareness of noka and the surprising stories it tells-- and perhaps revitalize noka use. In addition to specialists in Basque studies and endangered languages, this book's broad scope and unique methodological approach should interest readers in gender studies, folklore, folksong, linguistics and anthropology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. What Is Noka and Why Should We Care?

2. The Devil Made Me Say It: Noka in Religious Texts

3. Who's Afraid of the Big Basque Witch? Noka in Basque Folklore

4. Don't Know Much about Her Story: Noka in Basque Song

5. Counter Noka Narratives

6. Noka as Synecdoche: Conclusions and Implications.

Notes:

Series from publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781949805352

1949805352

OCLC:

1252738267