Publications

Publication details [#51605]

Nicholas, Sheilah E. 2009. “I Live Hopi, I Just Don't Speak It”—The Critical Intersection of Language, Culture, and Identity in the Lives of Contemporary Hopi Youth. Journal of Language, Identity & Education 8 (5) : 321–334.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

enculturation | ethnography | language and culture | language revival | youth

Language as a subject

Hopi

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This ethnographic study discusses contemporary Hopi youth's "affective enculturation", even without a (high) proficiency in the heritage language, via active participation in the Hopi world. Youth commitment to Hopi language competence nevertheless provides hope for Hopi (re)acquisition among all generations.