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Voices of Play: Miskitu Children’s Speech and Song on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua (First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies) by Minks, Amanda is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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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 Transdiscipli
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- Author
- Minks, Amanda
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780816599844
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Music, Humanities
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