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Facing the Rhetoric of Language Endangerment: Voicing the Consequences of Linguistic Racism

2011; Wiley; Volume: 21; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1548-1395.2011.01105.x

1548-1395

Paul V. Kroskrity,

Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Journal of Linguistic AnthropologyVolume 21, Issue 2 p. 179-192 Facing the Rhetoric of Language Endangerment: Voicing the Consequences of Linguistic Racism Paul V. Kroskrity, Paul V. Kroskrity University of California, Los Angeles, [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Paul V. Kroskrity, Paul V. Kroskrity University of California, Los Angeles, [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 24 November 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-1395.2011.01105.xCitations: 7Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Jane Hill has made major contributions to the study of linguistic racism (1999, 2008), the discursive strategies of outside advocates for endangered languages (2002), and the representation of Nahuatl individuals as thoughtful yet constrained social actors from speech communities undergoing language shift (1985, 1998). Her work provides important precedents that enable readers to appreciate these speakers' "lived" experiences of their indigenous languages through understanding their indexical connections to culturally valued areas of use as well as to pervasive social inequalities. I discuss these precedents and their influence on my research on members of Western Mono and Arizona Tewa communities. [linguistic racism, language endangerment, language shift, linguistic marginalization, voices, Nahuatl, Western Mono, Arizona Tewa] References Agha, Asif 2007 Language and Social Relations. 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