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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.
Reviews
"Adopting a thoroughly interdisciplinary, critical and social constructionist approach, Fuller and Leeman make tremendous strides in teasing out the myriad ethnoracial, geopolitical and sociocultural foundations that affect Spanish speakers in being counted, educated and cared for in US society. This book will undoubtedly become a cornerstone in the formation of the next generation of scholars and activists dedicated to the study of Spanish in the US."
Glenn A. Martinez, The Ohio State University, USA
"Speaking Spanish in the US is an insightful, accessible, and wide-ranging book that provides a critical counterforce to contemporary discourse that criminalizes Latinx Spanish-speakers and their linguistic practices, showing definitively that Latinx people are now and have always been a vital part of US sociocultural and political economic life."
Hilary Parsons Dick, Arcadia University, USA
1 An Introduction to Speaking Spanish in the US
Introduction
An Interdisciplinary Sociopolitical Approach
Linguistic Variation and Language Varieties
Social Constructionism
Critical Approaches
A Few Words about Terminology
Overview of Chapters
2 The Demographics of Spanish in the US
Introduction
A Statistical Portrait of Spanish in the US
National Origin Groups
Statistics on Language Ability and Use
The English-speaking Ability of Spanish-speakers and Latinxs
The Desire to Maintain Spanish and the Sorrow of Language Loss
Factors Impacting Language Maintenance and Shift
Spanish Language Maintenance and Shift in the US
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Further Reading and Resources
3 The History of Spanish and Spanish-speakers in the US
Introduction
Spanish Colonization in North America and the Caribbean
US Expansionism and Spanish in the US
Black and White Legends, Hispanophilia and Oñate’s Foot
(Im)migration and Spanish in the US
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Further Reading and Resources
4 Language Ideologies
Introduction
Language Ideology Defined
Hegemony and Symbolic Domination
Language Ideologies: Bridging the Linguistic and the Social
The Consequences of Language Ideologies: Power, Politics and Policy
The Standard Language Ideology
The One Nation–One Language Ideology
Normative Monolingualism and the Zero-sum Ideology
Monoglossic and Heteroglossic Ideologies
Language Commodification and Instrumentality
Differential Bilingualism
The Relative Worth of English and Spanish
Spanish as Essential to Latinx Identity versus Language as a Choice
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Further Reading and Resources
Race, Racialization and Latinx Ethnoracial Identity
Introduction
Race as a Social Construct
Racialization
The Racialization of Spanish
Variability in the Construction of Race
Race versus Ethnicity
Race in Latin America
Comparing Constructions of Race in Latin America and the US
Migration and Racial Identities
The Ethnoracial Identity of Latinxs in the US Census and Beyond
Gender inclusivity in labels: Latino/a, Latina/o, Latin@ or Latinx
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Further Reading and Resources
6 Language and Identity
Introduction
Identities
The Linguistic Construction of Social Identities
Indexicality and Identity
Multilingual Practices and Identity
Multiple and Intersectional Identities
Mock Spanish
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Further Reading and Resources
7 Spanish and Spanish-speakers in US Media
Introduction
Stereotypical Portrayals of Latinxs
Latinxs and Spanish-speakers in English Language Media
Latinxs in English Language News
Representing Latinx Language Use: Monolingual Norms and Deviant Behavior
Constructing the Latinx Audience: Spanish Language Media and Beyond
Spanish in Linguistic Landscapes
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Further Reading and Resources
8 Language Policy and Spanish in the US
Introduction
Language Planning and Policy
Orientations to Language in Planning and Policy
Historical Perspectives on Language Policy in the US
Language and Civil Rights in the US
Official English
Language Policy in Puerto Rico
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Further Reading and Resources
9 Spanish in US Schools
Introduction
A Short History of Minority Language Schooling in the US
Educating English Language Learners: Program Types
Effectiveness of Bilingual and Dual Language Education Programs
Spanish as a Second or Additional Language
Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Language Ideologies in Education
Critical Pedagogical Approaches to Language Education
Educating Diverse Populations: Beyond Language Differences
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Further Reading and Resources
10 Structural Aspects of Speaking Spanish in the US
Introduction
Varieties of Spanish in the US
Language Contact Phenomena
Spanglish
Language Contact Phenomena Defi ned
Convergence? Focus on Pronouns
Contact between Varieties of Spanish
Beyond English and Spanish
Latinx Englishes
Attitudes toward Varieties of Spanish and English
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Further Reading and Resources
11 The Future of Spanish in the US
Introduction
Demographics, Maintenance and Shift
History and Immigration
Language Ideologies
Race and Ethnicity
Identity
Media
Policy
Education
Linguistic Features
Conclusions and Connections
Discussion Questions and Activities
Glossary
References
Index
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