Language Use in a Bilingual West Indian Community: Analysis of Behavior and Attitudes

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EthosVolume 6, Issue 4 p. 221-241 Free Access Language Use in a Bilingual West Indian Community: Analysis of Behavior and Attitudes Dena Lieberman, Dena Lieberman Dena Lieberman is an assistant professor of anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri—Columbia. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Central States Anthropological Society Meetings, St. Louis, Missouri, 1976. It is based on research conducted in St. Lucia in 1973–1974, supported in part by a Ford Foundation Fellowship administered through the University of Wisconsin—Madison. I would like to thank Michael C. Robbins, R. F. G. Spier, and H. Clyde Wilson for their comments on earlier versions of this paperSearch for more papers by this author Dena Lieberman, Dena Lieberman Dena Lieberman is an assistant professor of anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri—Columbia. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Central States Anthropological Society Meetings, St. Louis, Missouri, 1976. It is based on research conducted in St. Lucia in 1973–1974, supported in part by a Ford Foundation Fellowship administered through the University of Wisconsin—Madison. I would like to thank Michael C. Robbins, R. F. G. Spier, and H. Clyde Wilson for their comments on earlier versions of this paperSearch for more papers by this author First published: Winter 1978 https://doi.org/10.1525/eth.1978.6.4.02a00030Citations: 2 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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