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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Linguistics Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a colloquium presented by Adrienne Tsikewa (University of California Riverside) in North Quad 2435 on Friday\, November 13\, 2026\, from 4-5:30 PM!\n\nTitle: “It could be a stepping stone”: Zunglish and language ideologies\n\nAbstract: Language mixing is a prevailing linguistic practice under conditions of language contact that has been extensively analyzed and theorized by linguists (e.g. Muysken 2000\, Bullock & Toribio 2009\, Hickey 2020). When one of the languages in contact is English\, language mixing results in a variety that “liberally blends elements from English and from one or more local languages” (Schneider 2016: 341). These hybrid English varieties are a global phenomenon and are often referred to by lexical blends that combine English and the local language or community name (e.g. Spanglish\, Chinglish\, Singlish). Due to the stigma frequently associated with hybrid English (Lambert 2019\, Schneider 2016)\, connotations associated with these terms are predominantly negative\, aligning with prevalent language purism ideologies or deficit-based language ideologies of language mixing as poor or broken English.Awareness and understanding of such language ideologies is critical to Native American language contexts\, as without this knowledge “scholars and researchers-both Native and non-Native-cannot hope to understand Native American languages and the ways speakers use them\, change them\, and renew them.”(Kroskrity 2009:10)\n\nIn this talk\, I present one part of my larger dissertation study on bilingual language practices and ideologies in Zuni Pueblo\, New Mexico. My analysis focuses on language ideologies towards Zunglish\, or language mixing involving Zuni and English\, expressed during interviews with adult participants of various ages and with various levels of ability in the Zuni language. I show that some of the participants express ideologies of deficiency and language purism toward Zunglish\, while others view language mixing as a necessity and as a reflection of hon a:wan A:shiwi ‘our Zuni people’ living in two worlds. I conclude by reflecting on how these ideologies can hinder community members\, in particular younger generations\, from speaking Zuni and how valuing rather than disparaging bilingual practices is essential to creating the conditions for A:shiwi who wish to gain confidence in using the language.
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