The Life of Our Language : Kaqchikel Maya Maintenance, Shift, and Revitalization / Susan Garzon [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garzon, Susan, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cakchikel language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1998]

Summary:

How a Mayan language changes and is maintained within its culture.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Maps

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Indigenous Groups and Their Language Contact Relations

3. A Brief Cultural History of the Guatemalan Highlands

4. Case Study One: San Marcos La Laguna

5. Case Study Two: San Antonio Aguas Calientes and the Quinizilapa Valley

6. Case Study Three: San Juan Comalapa

7. Mayan Language Revitalization in Guatemala

8. Language Contact Experiences of a Mayan Speaker

9. Conclusions

Glossary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Garzon, Susan The Life of Our Language

ISBN:

9780292763357

0292763352

OCLC:

1511484034