Over several generations villagers of Dominica have been
shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the
official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa
revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and
teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence.
Drawing on detailed ethnographic fieldwork and analysis of
video-recorded social interaction in naturalistic home, school,
village and urban settings, the study explores this paradox and
examines the role of children and their social worlds. It offers
much-needed insights into the study of language socialization,
language shift and Caribbean children's agency and social lives,
contributing to the burgeoning interdisciplinary study of
children's cultures. Further, it demonstrates the critical role
played by children in the transmission and transformation of
linguistic practices, which ultimately may determine the fate of a
language.
Amy L. Paugh is Associate Professor of Anthropology at James
Madison University. Her research investigates language
socialization, children's cultures and language ideologies in the
Caribbean and United States.
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