Title: Between the Andes and the Amazon : language and social meaning in Bolivia /
Authors: Babel, Anna,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Sociolinguistics Bolivia Saipina (Santa Cruz); Anthropological linguistics Bolivia Saipina (Santa Cruz); Speech and social status Bolivia Saipina (Santa Cruz); Anthropological linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Speech and social status; Bolivia Saipina (Santa Cruz)
Abstract: Examining how people understand themselves and others in the linguistic crossroads of South America--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Introduction : Why Can't a Quechua Speaker Wear Pants? -- Interlude : My Arrival Story -- Western Highlands versus Eastern Lowlands : Cambas and Collas -- Interlude : Living in Saipina -- Meaning in Context -- Interlude : On Being a Near-Native Speaker -- Quecha and Spanish Languages and Speakers -- Interlude : The New Neighborhoods -- Legitimate Saipineños and Strangers : Race, Language, and Migration -- Interlude : Civil Disobedience and Belonging -- The Greens and the Blues : National Politics, Local Scale -- Interlude : "¡Que viva el Falange carajo!" -- The Past and the Future : Tradition and Modernity in Saipina -- Interlude : At Home in the Saipina Valley -- Cholita or Señorita? : Gender Expression and Styles of Dress -- Interlude : It's as If One Were Blind : Education and Literacy -- The Rough Heels : Urban Migrants, Rural Roots -- Interlude : From Saipina to Santa Cruz -- Conclusion : Semiotic Fields -- Postscript : Leaving.