Actitudes lingüísticas sobre el uso de la lengua CH’ol en niños de tres comunidades indígenas de Tacotalpa, Tabasco

Abstract

This research was aimed at identifying those linguistic activities about the use of CH'ol language that children from communities of Cuviac, San Manuel and Puxcatan, Tacotalpa, Tabasco have. The methodology was qualitative, the field work was carried out based on the knowledge dialogue (Left, 2014). We worked with three children about eight and nine years old from the selected communities. Before this, 3 workshops were carried out - one in each community - to socialize with children in elementary schools. This allowed us the selection of informants to interview. Communities selection was based on three elements: 1) CH'ol language as the spoken one in the community, 2) location at the municipality of Tacotalpa and 3) that at least two communities had bilingual elementary schools. Children selection was based on: 1) those ones who prove competence about CH'ol vocabulary during the workshops and 2) availability to participate in the interview