Book
Language shift and the redefinition of social boundaries among the Caribs of Belize
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1989 • Pages:
By: Wright, Pamela Ann.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed study of the language shift process among the Garifuna of Belize. Language shift, according to the author, is the '...intergenerational phenomenon in which children extend the language associated with power in their social context into their family by not using the traditional Arawakan language of their family but Belizean English', a language they associate with the prevalent power structure of the society (p. iv). With the increasing entry of the Garifuna into public sector labor where Belizean English is frequently used, a new class of intellectuals seems to be evolving. The people of this class use their educational training to redirect public consciousness toward the goal of attaining national identity. In the five chapters constituting the major portion of this source, Wright examines Garifuna identity, culture history, labor structure, class distinctions, and the evolution of ethnic consciousness through ritual and literature, as contributing factors in the development of this national identity
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Life history materials
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Speech
- Linguistic identification
- Literature
- Teachers
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Garifuna
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central America
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Linguist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1989-1991
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1982-1983
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1982-1983
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Dangriga and Numada, Belize
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Pamela Ann Wright
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- New York, City University of New York, 1986
- UM8614715
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-459)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Garifuna (Caribbean people)