Revitalização da lingua quichua na bolivia

QUECHUA LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION
IN PERU

Stockholm University
Institution of Children and Adolescents studies

ABSTRACT

The Quechua, also called Quíchua, Runakuna, Kichwas or Incas, is a linguistic group spoken by the descendants of Incas, it is one of the several indigenous language spoken in South America by about twelve million people of various ethnic groups in Argentina, Bolivia, some areas in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It has several dialects among themselves. The Quechua dialect of Peru is different from all other Quechua dialects. It is one of the official languages in Bolivia, Ecuador and in Peru since 1969. The relevance of this study focuses on the paradox found in the region of Huatta nearby Puno – Peru, material collected in the media that the Quechua culture, daily practice so-called language revival. The practice of the Quechua language is no longer used by only family gatherings, but also used nowadays in the academic field in the United States, has nearly 25 academic courses in prestigious American universities, such as NYU, Harvard, Stanford, Indiana, Texas, Chicago, Cornell, Pittsburgh, Arizona State, Kansas and California. Several Linguistics and Pedagogues Researchers in this area are recognized in this academic circle in The United States.
Despite the fact of the Quechua Language be considered as the official language of Peru since 1969, at the present moment the language most spoken is the Spanish language, due to the different daily routine between the cities and the rural zone.
The main objective of this research is to determine, among children and teenagers, what would be the language most practiced among themselves in their daily lives in the city and rural zone? Within this context the work is focused on the following issues: One is actually occurring language revival among younger people, teenagers and children in the American continent. This study identify that the Quechua language has shifted from