Playing with Languages: Children and Change in a Caribbean Village

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Playing with Languages is the first book-length exploration of everyday social interaction, language shift and revitalization, and children's play in Dominica The book offers much needed insight into Caribbean children's agency and their roles in cultural and linguistic transmission and change, contributing to the burgeoning interdisciplinary study of children's cultures The study stands out in its investigation of language socialization and language shift from birth through early adolescence with attention to caregiver-child, teacher-student, and significantly, children's peer interactions Through analysis of over 150 hours of video-recorded interaction in naturalistic settings, the book vividly depicts the daily lives of Caribbean families and the ways in which they construct their relationships, identities and communities

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