Becoming "Fully" Hopi: The Role of Hopi Language in the Contemporary Lives Of Hopi Youth--A Hopi Case Study of Language Shift and Vitality

There exists a fundamental difference in how today's Hopi youth are growing up from that of their parents and grandparents--Hopi youth are not acquiring the Hopi language. This sociolinguistic situation raises many questions about the vitality and continuity of the Hopi language.Two key findin...

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Main Author: Nicholas, Sheilah Ernestine
Other Authors: Lomawaima, Tsianina
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194190