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The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde
Slavery, Language, and Ideology
The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde
Slavery, Language, and Ideology
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The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde: Slavery, Language, and Ideology is an ethnographic study of language use and ideology in Cape Verde, from its early settlement as a center for slave trade, to the postcolonial present. The study is methodologically rich and innovative in that it weaves together historical, linguistic, and ethnographic data from different eras with sketches of contemporary life—a homicide trial, a scholarly meeting, a competition for a new national flag, a heterodox Catholic mass, an analysis of love letters, a priest’s sermon, and a death in the neighborhood. In all these different contexts, Márcia Rego focuses on the role of Kriolu (the Cape Verdean Creole) and its relation to Portuguese—that is, on the way people live through speaking. The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde shows how, through the dialogic give-and-take of the two languages, Cape Verdeans wrestle with deep-seated colonial hierarchies, invent and rehearse new traditions, and articulate their identity as a sovereign, creole nation.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Glossary of Terms
Introduction
Chapter1 Kriolu Origins
Chapter 2 Speaking of Kriolu
Chapter 3 Postcolonial Kriolu Nation
Chapter 4 Mingling Tongues and the Breaching of Hierarchy
Chapter 5 Speaking of Self and Family
Chapter 6 The Language of Death
Chapter 7 Rewording Resistance
Chapter 8 Spreading the Word
Final Remarks
Appendix: The ALUPEC Alphabet
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Product details
| Published | Apr 08 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9780739193778 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 10 b/w illustrations; |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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