Naming the World - Language and Power Among the Northern Arapaho

Naming the World is an ethnography of language shift among the Northern Arapaho. It focuses on the often subtle continuities and discontinuities in the society produced by the shift, as well as the diversity of community responses.

About the author

Andrew Cowell is a professor of linguistic anthropology at the University of Colorado. His work focuses on language shift, documentation, maintenance, and revitalization, as well as topics in discourse, conversation, identity, and language ideology. He is the author or editor of several books, including The Arapaho Language.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Cowell
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.01.2025
• EAN: 9780816555369
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-5536-9
• No. of pages: 312
• Weight: 454 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology