Speech community formation : a sociolinguistic profile of the Trio of Suriname

Overview of the Trio language. Brings together both extralinguistic factors, such as historical, economic, sociological and cultural factors that have and still contribute to the present-day status of the Trio Amerindians and their language and internal sociolinguistic factors, that is, factors that...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eithne B. Carlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRILL 1998-01-01
Series:NWIG
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/3517
Description
Summary:Overview of the Trio language. Brings together both extralinguistic factors, such as historical, economic, sociological and cultural factors that have and still contribute to the present-day status of the Trio Amerindians and their language and internal sociolinguistic factors, that is, factors that influence the choice of what the Trio speak to whom, how, and when. Shows that Trio sociolinguistically-speaking is in a strong position.
ISSN:1382-2373