An American Language
Title | An American Language PDF eBook |
Author | Rosina Lozano |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2018-04-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520969588 |
"This is the most comprehensive book I’ve ever read about the use of Spanish in the U.S. Incredible research. Read it to understand our country. Spanish is, indeed, an American language."—Jorge Ramos An American Language is a tour de force that revolutionizes our understanding of U.S. history. It reveals the origins of Spanish as a language binding residents of the Southwest to the politics and culture of an expanding nation in the 1840s. As the West increasingly integrated into the United States over the following century, struggles over power, identity, and citizenship transformed the place of the Spanish language in the nation. An American Language is a history that reimagines what it means to be an American—with profound implications for our own time.
Speaking Spanish in the US
Title | Speaking Spanish in the US PDF eBook |
Author | Janet M. Fuller |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Pages | 505 |
Release | 2020-06-02 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 178892830X |
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. A Spanish-language edition of this book is also available: https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781800413931.
Spanish in the United States
Title | Spanish in the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Ana Roca |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 2011-06-03 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110804972 |
This collection of original papers presents current research on linguistic aspects of the Spanish used in the United States. The authors examine such topics as language maintenance and language shift, language choice, the bilingual's discourse patterns, varieties of Spanish used in the United States, and oral proficiency testing of bilingual speakers. In view of the fact that Hispanics constitute the largest linguistic minority in the United States, the pioneering work in the area of sociolinguistic issues in the U.S. Spanish presented here is of great importance.
The Spanish Speaking in the United States: a Guide to Materials
Title | The Spanish Speaking in the United States: a Guide to Materials PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish-Speaking People |
Publisher | |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Hispanic Americans |
ISBN |
Spanish Speakers in the USA
Title | Spanish Speakers in the USA PDF eBook |
Author | Janet M. Fuller |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Pages | 189 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1847698778 |
This text presents an interdisciplinary perspective on Spanish speakers in the US, looking at how language and culture are intertwined. It explores attitudes about Spanish and its speakers; how Spanish and English are used in a variety of US contexts; how Spanish has changed through its contact with English and the education of Latin@s in the U.S. school system.
The Spanish Language in the United States
Title | The Spanish Language in the United States PDF eBook |
Author | José Cobas |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2022-02-24 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1000531104 |
The Spanish Language in the United States addresses the rootedness of Spanish in the United States, its racialization, and Spanish speakers’ resistance against racialization. This novel approach challenges the "foreigner" status of Spanish and shows that racialization victims do not take their oppression meekly. It traces the rootedness of Spanish since the 1500s, when the Spanish empire began the settlement of the new land, till today, when 39 million U.S. Latinos speak Spanish at home. Authors show how whites categorize Spanish speaking in ways that denigrate the non-standard language habits of Spanish speakers—including in schools—highlighting ways of overcoming racism.
Understanding Spanish-speaking South Americans
Title | Understanding Spanish-speaking South Americans PDF eBook |
Author | Skye Stephenson |
Publisher | Nicholas Brealey Publishing |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
Stephenson worked in Chile for nine years for the Council on International Educational Exchange, and is now director of Latin American and Caribbean studies for the School of International Training in Vermont. She offers scholars, teachers, students, travelers, and business people insights into the Spanish political and religious history, and the cultural diversity, of the nine Spanish-speaking countries of South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). Individual chapters on each of the nine countries cover geographical and historical influences, analysis of the mix of peoples, specific cultural features, communication styles, and life and work in each country. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).