Iyasa

[aka Yasa, Iyassa, Yassa]

Classification: Niger-Congo

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threatened

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Discourses of speakerhood in Iyasa: Linguistic identity and authenticity in an endangered language

Paper in the journal Language Documentation & Conservation about community perceptions of being a "good speaker" of the Iyasa language. This paper presents interviews with Iyasa speakers about who they consider to be a good speaker, and looks at language ideologies in the context of language endangerment.

Anna Belew

Jan. 1, 2018

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