Publication on Language Change in the Caribbean

[Anna Luisa Daigneault]

Dear ILAT members,
A new book just came out about language shift among children in the
Caribbean, see below.
You can contact Abigail Major for more information,
all the best,
Anna Luisa


On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Abigail Major <
abigail.major at berghahnbooks.com> wrote:

Dear Anna,



 We are proud to announce the recent publication of *Playing with
Languages: Children and Change in a Caribbean Village*, by 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 presence. Drawing on detailed ethnographic fieldwork and analysis of
video-recorded social interaction in naturalistic home, school, village,
and urban settings, the study explores this paradox and examines the role
of children and their social worlds. It offers much-needed insights into
the study of language socialization, language shift, and Caribbean
children’s agency and social lives, contributing to the burgeoning
interdisciplinary study of children’s cultures. Further, it demonstrates
the critical role played by children in the transmission and transformation
of linguistic practices, which ultimately may determine the fate of a
language.



Additional information is available here:
http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=PaughPlaying.



If you would be interested, I could provide some copy for an announcement
and would also be happy to provide a special discount to your members.



All best,



Abigail Major
Marketing Associate



Berghahn Books, Inc.*
*20 Jay Street, Suite 512

Brooklyn, NY 11201
p: 212-233-6004 f: 212-233-6004

Visit us on the web: www.berghahnbooks.com



-- 
*Anna Luisa Daigneault, M.Sc*
Latin America Projects Coordinator | Coordinadora de proyectos
latinoamericanos
Enduring Voices Project | Voces
Duraderas<http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/enduring-voices/>
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages<http://www.livingtongues.org/>
Twitter: @livingtongues

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