The Trooqui Treen : A Seri Truck

Marlett, Cathy Moser

doi:10.1353/jsw.2015.0008

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“…CIESAS linguist Lourdes de León Pasquel supports Rymer (2012)'s claim, having stated that "migration, social instability, economic and ideological factors" are the main factors pushing Seri speakers to adopt Spanish (Dell'amore, 2014). Also to blame is the spread of the English language, globalization, and national education programs Marlett (2000) affirms in his research article published in the Journal of the Southwest Research.…”

Section: Spanish: a Threat To The Seri Languagementioning

confidence: 93%

“…Some academics believe that the loss of language is inconsequential and that the death of culture should be expected rather than mourned in this age of monoculturalism. In fact, a 1922 National Geographic article once claimed, "One need not mourn the Seri Indians too much...It may be that another year will see the last of them" (Marlett, 2000). However, further review of literature suggests that there is much to lose when small languages are lost.…”

Section: Spanish: a Threat To The Seri Languagementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Effects of Cultural Assimilation on the Loss of the Tuvan and Seri Languages

Chui

2023

J Stud Res

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The modern pressure to learn dominant, mainstream languages such as English, Spanish, and Mandarin increases connectivity and communication across different societies. However, when members of society succumb to cultural pressures of assimilation, they often abandon native tongues in the process (Crystal, 2002). Cultural traditions are lost when languages are lost, and indigeous cultures die. In fact, it is estimated that one language dies every two weeks, and more than a thousand languages today are listed as critically or severely endangered (Rymer, 2012). Some academics such as Wang (2007) suggest that the convergence of cultures and languages can promote integration and harmony. However, most academics view the deterioration of indigenous languages to be a negative phenomenon. In fact, Crystal (1999) asserts that diversity is a key to evolutionary success and that increased uniformity threatens the long-term survival of the human species. Diversity allows for a species to survive across different environments. This paper will review how the rise of dominant languages such as Chinese and Spanish has led to the erosion of the Tuvan and Seri languages and ultimately, the loss of identity ––the loss of culture, traditions, and customs

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Section: Spanish: a Threat To The Seri Languagementioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Spanish: a Threat To The Seri Languagementioning

confidence: 99%