| Spanish Speakers in the USA Contributor(s): Fuller, Janet M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847698778 ISBN-13: 9781847698773 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $36.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching - Social Science | Sociology - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 305.761 |
| LCCN: 2012036461 |
| Series: MM Textbooks |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (0.75 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This record refers to the first edition. Please note that a new fully revised and updated second edition was published in 2020. For more information, search for 'Speaking Spanish in the US: The Sociopolitics of Language' by Janet M. Fuller and Jennifer Leeman. Spanish Speakers in the USA explores the relationship between language and culture both as specific to Latin@s and as a generalizable example of linguistic and cultural diversity. The concept of identity is explored, with special attention to culturally embedded ideas about 'race' and ethnicity, and how language contributes to identity construction. Also addressed are attitudes and beliefs about the Spanish language, and the people who speak it, as they are revealed in online communication, public discourse, films and television. Linguistic consequences of language contact are discussed, showing how so-called 'Spanglish' is both socially significant and linguistically mundane. The final chapter illuminates how the education of Spanish speakers in the USA school system is linked to issues surrounding Latin@ identities and ideologies about Spanish. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fuller, Janet M.: - Janet M. Fuller is a Professor of Anthropology and the Director of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She has done research on many facets of multilingualism, including the social identities and language use of children in Spanish-English bilingual classrooms in the USA. |