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Endangered Languages and Literacy. Proceedings of the Fourth FEL Conference (Charlotte, North Carolina, September 21-24, 2000).
Ostler, Nicholas, Ed.; Rudes, Blair, Ed. – 2000
Papers for the fourth Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) Conference include the following: "Endangered languages and Literacy" (Nicholas Ostler, Blair Rudes); "Keynote Address: On Native Language Literacy: a Personal Perspective" (Ofelia Zepeda); "A Community's Solution to Some Literacy Problems: The Mayangna of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Applied Linguistics, Dialects, Foreign Countries
"...In Mexico I'm Called a 'Gavacha' You Know? ...In the U.S. I'm Called a 'Spick' You Know? ...I'm Still Looked Down upon...." Marking Shared Cultural Knowledge through "You Know" Usage among Hispanic Females.
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Campos, Sonia E. – 2000
This study analyzes the use and distribution patterns of the Discourse Marker (DM) "You Know" in interviews with members of a Hispanic folklore dance troupe. The study attempts to demonstrate how the use of this DM expresses identity among Hispanic females and if its use is affected by the ethnic labels each speaker uses. By assessing…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Education, Dialects