Playing with Languages : : Children and Change in a Caribbean Village / / Amy L. Paugh.
Over several generations villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their prese...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps, Figures, and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transcription
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Discourses of Differentiation, Unity, and Identity
- Chapter 2 Childhood in a Village “Behind God’s Back”
- Chapter 3 Learning English: Language Ideologies and Practices in the Classroom and Home
- Chapter 4 Becoming “Good for Oneself ”: Patwa and Autonomy in Language Socialization
- Chapter 5 Negotiating Play: Children’s Code-Switching as Symbolic Resource
- Chapter 6 Acting Adult: Children’s Language Use in Imaginary Play
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index