Abstract

SIMA LOZANO, Eyder Gabriel; FONG FLORES, Jesús Eduardo  and  GIL BURGOIN, Carlos Ivanhoe. THE ATTITUDES AND LEVEL OF IDENTITY TOWARDS THE ZAPOTEC LANGUAGE BY ITS SPEAKERS IN A NEW ARRIVAL SCENARIO: ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO. Linguist.lit. [online]. 2020, n.78, pp.215-241.  Epub Nov 11, 2021. ISSN 0120-5587.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.lyl.n78a09.

This research aimed to identify linguistic attitudes towards the Zapotec and the construction of its identity by its speakers in the city of Ensenada (Baja California, Mexico), whereas there is little sociolinguistic research on this language in this scenario. Based on a qualitative methodology, with inductive analysis, using a sociolinguistic questionnaire and field diary, the study obtained the testimonies of 10 Zapotec speakers from the area. The informants revealed positive attitudes towards their mother language and the continuity of their identity as Zapotecs motivated by their place of origin: San Blas (Oaxaca).

Keywords : attitudes; identity; migration; Zapotec language; Ensenada.

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