Search Results - "dialect"

Lacandon Maya-Spanish-English dictionary / by Hofling, Charles Andrew

Subjects: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

When roots die endangered traditions on the Sea Islands / by Jones-Jackson, Patricia

Subjects: “…Sea Islands Creole dialect.…”
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Language and ethnicity among the K'ichee' Maya / by Romero, Sergio

Table of Contents: “…Accent and ethnic identity in the Maya highlands -- Orthographies, foreigners, and pure K'ichee' -- "Each town speaks its own language" : the social value of dialectal variation in K'ichee' -- A "hybrid" language : loanwords and K'ichee'-Spanish code switching -- "Ancestor power Is Maya power" : the uses and abuses of honorific address in K'ichee' --The changing voice of the ancestors : missionaries, poets, and pan-Mayanism.…”
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Contemporary southern identity community through controversy / by Watts, Rebecca Bridges, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: looking toward a new rhetoric of southern identity -- Uniforms, walls, and doors: social mystery and gender integration at the Virginia Military Institute -- When Richmond gained perspective by incongruity: Old South tradition and New South change in the confederate capitol -- Stories of the war: the confederate flag in South Carolina -- Senator Trent Lott: southern sinner, scapegoat, and sacrifice -- Conclusion: dialectical rhetoric as the new rhetoric of southern identity -- Notes -- References -- Index.…”
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