Mexican Indigenous Languages at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century

by Margarita Hidalgo

This volume explores the reversing language shift (RLS) theory in the Mexican scenario from various viewpoints: The sociohistorical perspective delves into the dynamics of power that emerged in the Mexican colony as a result of the presence of Spanish. It examines the processes of external and internal Indianization affecting the early European protagonists and the varied dimensions of language shift and maintenance of the Mexican colonial period...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110185970
• ISBN13: 9783110185973
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 393 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary