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Voices of Play: Miskitu Children's Speech and Song on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua

Amanda Minks

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Description:While indigenous languages have become prominent in global political and educational discourses, limited attention has been given to indigenous children s everyday communication. "Voices of Play "is a study of multilingual play and performance among Miskitu children growing up on Corn Island, part of a multi-ethnic autonomous region on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Corn Island is historically home to Afro-Caribbean Creole people, but increasing numbers of Miskitu people began moving there from the mainland during the Contra War, and many Spanish-speaking mestizos from western Nicaragua have also settled there. Miskitu kids on Corn Island often gain some competence speaking Miskitu, Spanish, and Kriol English. As the children of migrants and the first generation of their families to grow up with television, they develop creative forms of expression that combine languages and genres, shaping intercultural senses of belonging. "Voices of Play" is the first ethnography to focus on the interaction between music and language in children s discourse. Minks skillfully weaves together Latin American, North American, and European theories of culture and communication, creating a transdisciplinary dialogue that moves across intellectual geographies. Her analysis shows how music and language involve a wide range of communicative resources that create new forms of belonging and enable dialogue across differences. Miskitu children s voices reveal the intertwining of speech and song, the emergence of self and other, and the centrality of aesthetics to social struggle.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Voices of Play: Miskitu Children's Speech and Song on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. To get started finding Voices of Play: Miskitu Children's Speech and Song on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 240

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1299384552

Description: While indigenous languages have become prominent in global political and educational discourses, limited attention has been given to indigenous children s everyday communication. "Voices of Play "is a study of multilingual play and performance among Miskitu children growing up on Corn Island, part of a multi-ethnic autonomous region on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Corn Island is historically home to Afro-Caribbean Creole people, but increasing numbers of Miskitu people began moving there from the mainland during the Contra War, and many Spanish-speaking mestizos from western Nicaragua have also settled there. Miskitu kids on Corn Island often gain some competence speaking Miskitu, Spanish, and Kriol English. As the children of migrants and the first generation of their families to grow up with television, they develop creative forms of expression that combine languages and genres, shaping intercultural senses of belonging. "Voices of Play" is the first ethnography to focus on the interaction between music and language in children s discourse. Minks skillfully weaves together Latin American, North American, and European theories of culture and communication, creating a transdisciplinary dialogue that moves across intellectual geographies. Her analysis shows how music and language involve a wide range of communicative resources that create new forms of belonging and enable dialogue across differences. Miskitu children s voices reveal the intertwining of speech and song, the emergence of self and other, and the centrality of aesthetics to social struggle.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Voices of Play: Miskitu Children's Speech and Song on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. To get started finding Voices of Play: Miskitu Children's Speech and Song on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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