Language Shift and Cultural Reproduction Socialization, Self and Syncretism in a Papua New Guinean Village

Name: Language Shift and Cultural Reproduction Socialization, Self and Syncretism in a Papua New Guinean Village
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ISBN: 9780521599269

ISBN-10: 0521599261

ISBN-13: 9780521599269

Edition: 1997

Authors: Don Kulick, Judith T. Irvine, Bambi B. Schieffelin, Marjorie Harness Goodwin, Joel Kuipers

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Despite their attachment to their own language the inhabitants of the Gapun village of Papua New Guinea are moving to the main language of the country. The author examines the reasons for such a change that appears beyond the Gapun people's control.

Book details

List price: $61.99
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/24/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.90" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Introduction: Papua New Guinea and the study of language shift



Villagers and their village



Language and talk in the village



Having 'hed'



Showing 'save'



Preparing the change



Becoming monolingual



Cotextualizing the self


Conclusion: the process of language shift


Appendix


On being a ghost