Journal article
Linguistic purism in Cuzco, Peru : A historical perspective
Language problems & language planning, Vol.21(2), pp.134-161
1997
DOI: 10.1075/lplp.21.2.03nin
Abstract
In Cuzco, Peru, a group of mestizo intellectuals claims that Qhpaj’simi is the Quechua used centuries ago by the Inca nobility and therefore is the purest form of the language. Based on this premise a social hierarchy has been established, the use of this "imperial language" being the marker separating its users from the common people, speakers of the runa simi. Since attitudes of language purism are always bound to cultural idiosyncracies, Cuzco’s purist attitudes are contextualized within the history of Indigenism and its role in the construction of regional identity. © 1997 John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Linguistic purism in Cuzco, Peru : A historical perspective
- Creators
- M NINO-MURCIA - The University of Iowa, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Language problems & language planning, Vol.21(2), pp.134-161
- DOI
- 10.1075/lplp.21.2.03nin
- ISSN
- 0272-2690
- eISSN
- 1569-9889
- Publisher
- Benjamins
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1997
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; Spanish and Portuguese
- Record Identifier
- 9984222810202771
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