Dominios y redes de empleo del mapuzugun en el marco rural mapuche

Abstract

In the bilingual situation of the Mapuche communities of Chile and Argentina, where the use of Spanish is increasing, an analysis of the situations and the networks where the Mapuche language (Mapuzugun) is employed in a larger or smaller measure, appears of crucial importance. Data from a fieldwork are offered, analyzed considering age and gender differences (and crossing these social variables), in a sample of adult speakers of different country communities in Chile and in Argentina.