INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNICATIVE CREVICE: ‘HOW ARE YOU HOPI IF YOU CAN’T SPEAK IT’ BY SHEILAH E. NICHOLAS
Journal Title: ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
The present article is intended to present an inquest of ‘How Are You Hopi if You Can’t Speak It’ by Sheilah E. Nicholas. Nicholas’ essay is sub-titled as ‘An Ethnographic Study of Language as Cultural Practice among Contemporary Hopi Youth’. As the title and sub-title suggest, it is an ethnographic study of Hopi community. Hopi are native North American people whose language is related to Uto-Aztecan language family. Their language loss is caused and accelerated by two factors. First of the contributory factors is the death of older generation who used Hopi language as a means of communication. The second factor is Language Shift that is gradually taking place in the community. There is also a point of difference between older generation and younger generation i.e. the former see a direct linkage between cultural identity and linguistic competence while the latter perceive cultural identity as inherent in the process of practicing culture. They view language as a cultural practice. Although they might have undergone some changes in their way of life due to external factors, yet they keep Hopi language as a cultural practice. There is a need for an effective language planning and policy.
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