TY - BOOK AU - González,Norma TI - I am my language: discourses of women & children in the borderlands SN - 0816518939 (alk. paper) AV - P40.45.U5 G66 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Tucson PB - University of Arizona Press KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Arizona KW - Tucson KW - Mexican American families KW - Language KW - Mother and child KW - Language and culture KW - Education and state N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index N2 - Explores language practices and discourse patterns of Mexican-origin mothers and the language socialization of their children. Drawing on women's own experiences as both mothers and borderland residents, the author combines personal odyssey with ethnographic research to show new ways to connect language to issues of education, political economy, and social identity ER -