Language, Politics, and Social Interaction in an Inuit Community
Overview
Since the early 1970s, the Inuit of Arctic Quebec have struggled to survive economically and culturally in a rapidly changing northern environment. The promotion and maintenance of Inuktitut, their native language, through language policy and Inuit control over institutions, have played a major role in this struggle. Language, Politics, and Social Interaction in an Inuit Community is a study of indigenous language maintenance in an Arctic Quebec community where four languages - Inuktitut, Cree, French, and English - are spoken. It examines the role that dominant and minority languages play in the social life of this community, linking historical analysis with an ethnographic study of face-to-face interaction and attitudes towards learning and speaking second and third languages in everyday life.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9783110176513
- ISBN-10: 3110176513
- Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
- Publish Date: June 2003
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.27 pounds
- Page Count: 281
- Reading Level: Ages 22-22
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