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ERIC Number: EJ473120
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1052-5505
Finding a Place for Navaho: English Must Be Restricted If the Navaho Language Is to Survive.
Slate, Clay
Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, v4 n4 p10-14 Spr 1993
Underscores the importance of preserving the Navaho language. Discusses eight stages of linguistic strength and security. Recommends that parents speak Navaho to their children and that English be excluded from particular social interactions, such as social introductions, to create a linguistic bond among Navaho people and maintain cultural boundaries between Western and Navaho societies. (DMM)
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingualism, Diglossia, Language Maintenance, Language Role, Language Usage, Native Speakers, Navajo, Social Influences
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Community
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Navajo (Nation)