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ERIC Number: EJ549637
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Perceptions of Selected Navajo Elders Regarding Navajo Language Attrition.
Yazzie, Evangeline Parsons
Journal of Navajo Education, v13 n2 p51-57 Win 1996
Interview excerpts in Navajo and English convey the perceptions of Navajo elders regarding Navajo language attrition, including monolingual Navajo-speaking elders' isolation and loneliness, the loss of social control in mixed families of speakers and nonspeakers of Navajo, and the loss of culture that accompanies Native language attrition. Recommendations are offered for language maintenance and preservation. (LP)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingualism, Cultural Maintenance, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Role, Grandparents, Identification (Psychology), Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Native Speakers, Navajo, Navajo (Nation), Older Adults, Parents as Teachers, Preschool Education, School Role, Social Change
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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