Amanda Minks

List of John Benjamins publications for which Amanda Minks plays a role.

Articles

Minks, Amanda 2010 Socializing Heteroglossia among Miskitu children on the Caribbean coast of NicaraguaHeteroglossia and language ideologies in children’s peer play interactions, Kyratzis, Amy, Ann-Carita Evaldsson and Jennifer Reynolds (eds.), pp. 495–522 | Article
This article adapts Bakhtin’s term “heteroglossia” as a framework for analyzing Miskitu children’s multilingual speech on Corn Island, off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. Analysis of naturally occurring speech in this context illustrates the utility of partial competencies and hybridized speech,… read more
Minks, Amanda 2007 "Goblins like to hear stories": Miskitu children's narratives of spirit encountersSelves and Identities in Narrative and Discourse, Bamberg, Michael, Anna De Fina and Deborah Schiffrin (eds.), pp. 9–39 | Article