Kuiggluk Speech Community

Thesis (M.Ed.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010 This thesis explores language shift in the Kuiggluk speech community through interviews, observation, and surveys. Kuiggluk is a Yup'ik community in Southwestern, Alaska that is undergoing language shift from the indigenous language, Yugtun, t...

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Main Author: Amos-Andrew, Barbara
Other Authors: Marlow, Patrick
Format: Thesis
Language:unknown
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Linguistics
Bilingual education
Native American studies
Fairbanks
Yup'ik
Alaska
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/8552
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Summary:Thesis (M.Ed.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010 This thesis explores language shift in the Kuiggluk speech community through interviews, observation, and surveys. Kuiggluk is a Yup'ik community in Southwestern, Alaska that is undergoing language shift from the indigenous language, Yugtun, to English. The interviews examine four mothers and their daughters' speech patterns and their schooling and cultural history. The observations reflect the four girls' speech patterns and their daily conversations. The surveys examine the Kuiggluk youth's speech patterns and goals for Yugtun more broadly.

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