Language Shift Among the Navajos

Language Shift Among the Navajos
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 0816522200
ISBN-13 : 9780816522200
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Book Synopsis Language Shift Among the Navajos by : Deborah House

Download or read book Language Shift Among the Navajos written by Deborah House and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the alarming reduction in the speaking of the Navajo language on the reservation, mapping out some of the intricacies of relations between the English and Navajo languages and the teaching of them, explaining why and how Navajos are having difficulty maintaining their native language, and making suggestions as to what can be done about this.


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