Marcia Rego

The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde: Slavery, Language, and Ideology Marcia Rego

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: Marcia Rego delivers an impressive account of howlanguage defines, unites, and divides the Cape Verdean nation. She writes with warmth and perceptiveness, connecting thesubtleties of everyday language use to overarching issues of identity and power.--Jorgen Carling, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)"Table of Contents: List of Figures Acknowledgments Glossary of Terms Introduction Chapter1Kriolu Origins Chapter 2Speaking of Kriolu Chapter 3Postcolonial Kriolu Nation Chapter 4Mingling Tongues and the Breaching of Hierarchy Chapter 5Speaking of Self and Family Chapter 6The Language of Death Chapter 7Rewording Resistance Chapter 8Spreading the Word Final Remarks Appendix: The ALUPEC Alphabet Bibliography Index About the AuthorBiographical Note: Marcia Rego is an assistant professor of the practice and director for faculty development and assessment at Duke University."Publisher Marketing: The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde: Slavery, Language, and Ideology is an ethnographic study of language use and ideology in Cape Verde, from its early settlement as a center for slave trade, to the postcolonial present. The study is methodologically rich and innovative in that it weaves together historical, linguistic, and ethnographic data from different eras with sketches of contemporary life a homicide trial, a scholarly meeting, a competition for a new national flag, a heterodox Catholic mass, an analysis of love letters, a priest s sermon, and a death in the neighborhood. In all these different contexts, Marcia Rego focuses on the role of Kriolu (the Cape Verdean Creole) and its relation to Portuguese that is, on the way people live through speaking. The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde shows how, through the dialogic give-and-take of the two languages, Cape Verdeans wrestle with deep-seated colonial hierarchies, invent and rehearse new traditions, and articulate their identity as a sovereign, creole nation."