Tropical Tongues: Language Ideologies, Endangerment, and Minority Languages in Belize

by Jennifer Carolina Gomez Menjivar and William Noel Salmon

Book Overview

Tropical Tongues: Language Ideologies, Endangerment, and Minority Languages in Belize examines the precarious state of languages in coastal Belize. In the period following the country's independence in 1981, Kriol has risen to the level of a national language. While the prestige enjoyed by English and Spanish is indisputable, a range of historical and socio-economic developments has given Kriol an elevated status in the coastal districts at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469641399
• ISBN13: 9781469641393
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Unc Institute for the Study of the Americas
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"