Speaking Spanish in the Us - The Sociopolitics of Language

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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Janet M. Fuller es catedrática de Lenguaje y Sociedad en el Departamento de Lenguas y Culturas Europeas, de la Universidad de Groningen (Países Bajos). Sus intereses de investigación incluyen el multilingüismo, las ideologías lingüísticas y las identidades sociales.

Zusammenfassung

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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Janet M Fuller, Janet M. Fuller, Jennifer Leeman
• Verlag: Multilingual Matters
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781788928281
• ISBN: 978-1-78892-828-1
• Seiten: 340
• Abmessung: 179 mm x 251 mm x 23 mm
• Gewicht: 788 g
• Serie: MM Textbooks
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy