Abstract

CHI-CANUL, Hilario. The revitalization of the Yucatecan Maya in an urban home. Forma. func. [online]. 2023, vol.36, n.2, e1023.  Epub June 13, 2023. ISSN 0120-338X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/fyf.v36n2.101023.

The aim of this paper is to describe the process of linguistic and cultural revitalization of Yucatecan Mayan through language socialization in a bilingual, extended, and migrant family in the city of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico. This linguistic and ethnographic research focuses on analyzing language from a social perspective, with a strong emphasis on its reinforcement and revitalization. The findings of this study encapsulate the family's eleven-year journey in revitalizing Yucatecan Mayan and elucidate how a core family unit has successfully halted and reversed the intergenerational displacement of the language, restoring its use within the household and public spheres. Furthermore, the paper explores the adoption of linguistic policies within the family, which have enabled the nurturing of bilingual children capable of sustaining the continuous revitalization of the Mayan language within the domestic setting, ensuring a steady and uninterrupted progression.

Keywords : Yucatec Maya; language socialization; language revitalization; language use; language policies; bilingual family.

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