Meso-American Languages: An Investigation of Variety, Maintenance, and Implications for Linguistic Survival

Forty-five Meso-American language speakers, speaking thirteen Meso-American languages, were interviewed in the agricultural region in and around Colquitt County, Georgia. Language shift is common among such displaced immigrant populations (Fishman, 1967), specifically among less-dominant languag...

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Main Author: Ransom Gladwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
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Online Access:http://www.ncolctl.org/files/Meso-American-Language.pdf