This dissertation is the product of research on the current usage of Kwalcwala, a language
of the northern branch of the Wakashan language family spoken in British Columbia on
the northern part of Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland. The focus of research
is the context of indigenous language use and the importance of language as a marker of
cultural identity. I also examine whether English has had any significant influence on the
structure and vocabulary of Kwalcwala after prolonged contact between the two languages.
I conclude that, although Kwalcwala is being replaced by English in most contexts of
communication, it has been strategically maintained in certain contexts as a marker of
cultural identity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/9905 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Goodfellow, Anne Marie |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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