Respecting the language of elders: Ideological shift and linguistic discontinuity in a northern Athapascan community

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-43

  Meek, Barbra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 34248594388     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jlin.2007.17.1.23     Document Type: Article

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