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Record Nr.

UNINA9911008904403321

Autore

Fuller Janet M. <1962->

Titolo

Speaking Spanish in the US : the sociopolitics of language / / Janet M. Fuller and  Jennifer Leeman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, [UK] ; ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

9781788928298

1788928296

9781788928304

178892830X

Edizione

[2nd edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 327 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps

Collana

MM Textbooks ; ; 16

Disciplina

306.442/61073

Soggetti

Spanish language - United States

Spanish language - Social aspects - United States

Sociolinguistics - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. An Introduction to Speaking Spanish in the US -- Chapter 2. The Demographics of Spanish in the US -- Chapter 3. The History of Spanish and Spanish-speakers in the US -- Chapter 4. Language Ideologies -- Chapter 5. Race, Racialization and Latinx Ethnoracial Identity -- Chapter 6. Language and Identity -- Chapter 7. Spanish and Spanish-speakers in US Media -- Chapter 8. Language Policy and Spanish in the US -- Chapter 9. Spanish in US Schools -- Chapter 10. Structural Aspects of Speaking Spanish in the US -- Chapter 11. The Future of Spanish in the US -- Glossary -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces readers to basic concepts of sociolinguistics with a focus on Spanish in the US. The coverage goes beyond linguistics to examine the history and politics of Spanish in the US, the relationship of language to Latinx identities, and how language ideologies and policies reflect and shape societal views of Spanish and its speakers. Accessible to those with no linguistic background, this book provides students with a foundation in the study of language and society, and



the opportunity to relate theoretical concepts to Spanish in the US in a range of contexts, including everyday speech, contemporary culture, media, education and policy. The book is a substantially revised and expanded 2nd edition of Spanish Speakers in the USA, including new chapters on the history of Spanish in the US, the demographics of Spanish in the US, and language policy; and expanded chapters on language ideologies, race, identity, media, and education.