Mexico/Guatemala: Indigenous Language Usage And Maintenance Patterns Among Indigenous People In ...

Mexico/Guatemala: Indigenous Language Usage And Maintenance Patterns Among Indigenous People In The Era Of Neoliberal Multiculturalism In Mexico And Guatemala Hirotoshi Yoshioka, 2010   In both Mexico and Guatemala, indigenous languages are at risk of extinction. Because languages influence people's ways of thinking and help them identify with particular ethnic groups, indigenous language loss can result in severe problems that extend well beyond the demise of these languages. Although...

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