Abstract

SALAZAR CARO, Aura Rosa  and  OSPINO PALMERA, Juan Daniel. LINGUISTIC ATTITUDES IN THE COMMUNITY OF MAJAYURA (LA GUAJIRA): A STUDY FROM COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL COMPONENTS. Linguist.lit. [online]. 2021, n.80, pp.236-256.  Epub Dec 12, 2022. ISSN 0120-5587.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.lyl.n80a15.

This article analyzes the linguistic attitudes of the Wayuu community of Majayura, La Guajira, towards Wayuunaiki, based on elements such as loyalty, linguistic pride and linguistic awareness. This is an ethnographic study that stems from the description and interpretation of the beliefs, feelings and linguistic behaviors of the indigenous community. The data reveals the Wayuu of Majayura have a high level of loyalty and pride in their language, and they are conscious of the need to preserve it. The sociolinguistic reality of the community is a projection of resistance in a context that privileges the use of Spanish.

Keywords : Majayura; Wayuunaiki; ethnography; linguistic attitudes; linguistic contact.

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