Abstract
This study describes a rare Swahili pidgin created by two five-year-old boys, one American and one African. The discussion examines the linguistic and social factors affecting the "origins, maintenance, change and loss" of their language and the place it created for their friendship. This place, constructed by and through language, both held and projected their new identities, interrupting the harsh hegemony of colonial racism and inequality that surrounded them.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 370-392 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Anthropology and Education Quarterly |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Child language identity and ideology
- Communicative competence
- Language origins and invention
- Swahili pidgin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Anthropology
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