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Pachuco: An American-Spanish Argot and Its Social Functions in Tucson, Arizona

by George Carpenter Barker

University of Arizona Press, 1969

ISBNs

eISBN: 978-0-8165-4037-2

Paper: 978-0-8165-0253-0

About the Book
George Carpenter Barker's first major research project was field work in Tucson, Arizona on the function of language in a situation of culture contact. The results of his doctoral dissertation, "Social Functions of Language in a Mexican-American Community." The data and conclusions presented in his dissertation showed his perceptiveness in cross-cultural situations.

He conducted additional field work on the social functions of language in cross-cultural situations in Tucson in 1947-48. This work centered around interviews with Mexican-American youths. Barker's quiet friendliness and understanding won the confidence of boys who were operating at the fringes, and who were his informants for this Pachuco study.
Tags
First Book Award Series, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, American, Social Science
Open Access Information

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0