I am my language
Subtitle: discourses of women & children in the borderlands
By: Norma González.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Sociolinguistics -- Arizona -- Tucson.; Mexican American families -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Language.; Mother and child -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Language.; Language and culture -- Arizona -- Tucson.; Education and state -- Arizona -- Tucson.
Description: Explores language practices and discourse patterns of Mexican-origin mothers and the language socialization of their children. Drawing on women's own experiences as both mothers and borderland residents, the author combines personal odyssey with ethnographic research to show new ways to connect language to issues of education, political economy, and social identity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index.