Lessons from Fort Apache : beyond language endangerment and maintenance /

• Main Author: Nevins, M. Eleanor
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, [2013]
• Series: Wiley-Blackwell studies in discourse and culture ; 5.
• Subjects: Apache Indians > Arizona > Fort Apache Indian Reservations > Languages.; Apache Indians > Arizona > San Carlos Indian Reservation > Languages.; Endangered languages.; Language maintenance.; Ethnology.; Anthropological linguistics.; Apache Indians > Social life and customs.; HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118426395; 1118426398; 9781118426401; 1118426401; 9781118426425; 1118426428; 9781118426470; 1118426479; 1299464475; 9781299464476
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118426470

"This incisive ethnographic analysis of indigenous language documentation, maintenance, and revitalization focuses on linguistic heritage issues on the Native American reservation at Fort Apache and explores the broader social, political and religious influences on changing language practices in indigenous communities. Offers a focused ethnographic analysis of an indigenous community that also explores global issues of language endangerment and maintenance and their socio-historical contexts"--Product Information.