Title: I am my language
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.
Subjects: Education and state, Language, Language and culture, Mexican American families, Mother and child, Sociolinguistics, 17.23 multilingual sociolinguistics, Kind, Sprachkontakt, Identität, Sozialisation, Kultur, Tweetaligheid, Identiteit, Taalgebruik, Mexicanen, Mexican americans, Arizona, social life and customs
Places: Arizona, Tucson