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Kisisi (Our Language): The Story of Colin and Sadiki
Perry Gilmore
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Description for Kisisi (Our Language): The Story of Colin and Sadiki
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: CFDC; JHMC; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Recognized as a finalist for the CAE 2018 Outstanding Book Award!
Part historic ethnography, part linguistic case study and part a mother’s memoir, Kisisi tells the story of two boys (Colin and Sadiki) who, together invented their own language, and of the friendship they shared in postcolonial Kenya.
Recognized as a finalist for the CAE 2018 Outstanding Book Award!
Part historic ethnography, part linguistic case study and part a mother’s memoir, Kisisi tells the story of two boys (Colin and Sadiki) who, together invented their own language, and of the friendship they shared in postcolonial Kenya.
- Documents and examines the invention of a ‘new’ language between two boys in postcolonial Kenya
- Offers a unique insight into child language development and use
- Presents a mixed genre narrative and multidisciplinary discussion that describes the children’s border-crossing friendship and their unique and innovative private language
- Beautifully written by one ... Read more
- The story of Colin and Sadiki raises profound questions and has direct implications for many fields of study including child language acquisition and socialization, education, anthropology, and the anthropology of childhood
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Ethnography
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781119101574
SKU
V9781119101574
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About Perry Gilmore
Perry Gilmore, a sociolinguist and educational anthropologist, is Professor of Language, Reading and Culture at the University of Arizona, USA. She is also Professor Emerita, and Affiliate Faculty at the Alaska Native Language Center, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Gilmore is the author of numerous ethnographic studies and co-editor of major ethnography collections including, Children In and Out of School: ... Read more
Reviews for Kisisi (Our Language): The Story of Colin and Sadiki
"Gilmore writes 'Kisisi provides a 'truly remarkable real-life pidgin birth' that can inform debates on pidgin and creole formation'. I agree. It sheds light on the genesis of language in a unique way. Read it. Enjoy. Be moved. Learn." —Peter Bakker, Aarhus University, Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages "Perry Gilmore's, Kisisi (Our Language): The Story of Colin ... Read more