Jenanne Ferguson is an assistant professor of linguistic anthropology at the University of Nevada–Reno.
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Jenanne Ferguson is an assistant professor of linguistic anthropology at the University of Nevada–Reno.
 

List of Illustrations                                                                                                     

Notes on Transcription and Transliteration                                                               

Acknowledgments                                                                                                     

Introduction: A Short History of Sakha                                                                                 

1. We Have Always Been Adaptable: Frameworks for Sakha Language Vitality                

2. Sakha under the Tsars and Beyond: Language Policies and Communicative Norms       

3. Like Sweet Cream and Lingonberries: Language, Spirits, and Sustenance                      

4. One Drop Traveling along a Great Artery: Moving the Ulus to the City                         

5. Sakhalyy in the City: Language Mixing and Indexing Authenticity                                 

6. Acquiring Russian, Maintaining Sakha: Language Choices and Life Trajectories           

7. Ohuokhaj in Lenin Square, Hip Hop in Virtual Tühulgeter: Adapting New Spaces for Sakha    

Conclusion: Words Like Birds                                                                                              

Notes                                                                                                                          

References