"An analysis of Sakha linguistic sensibilities and practices in the urban space of Yakutsk, capital of the Sakha Republic, based on research conducted in the early twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.
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Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Aberdeen University, 2013, titled Khanna bardyng? = Where are you going? : rural-urban connections and the fluidity of communicative practices among Sakha-Russian speakers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: a short history of Sakha -- We have always been adaptable: frameworks for Sakha language vitality -- Sakha under the tsars and beyond: language policies and communicative norms -- Sweet cream and lingonberries: language, spirits, and sustenance -- One drop traveling along a great artery: moving the ulus to the city -- Sakhalyy in the city: language mixing and indexing authenticity -- Acquiring Russian, maintaining Sakha: language choices and life trajectorie -- Ohuokhaj in Lenin Square, hip hop in virtual Tuhulgeter: adapting new spaces for Sakha -- Conclusion: words like birds.
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