@book{publication-1782,
  year = {2013},
  publisher = {Multilingual Matters},
  isbn = {978-1-84769-877-3},
  series = {MM Textbooks},
  url = {http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847698773},
  address = {Bristol, Tonawanda, Ontario},
  title = {Spanish Speakers in the USA},
  author = {Janet M. Fuller},
  abstract = {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.

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Introduction ix
Part 1: Ideologies and identities
1: Language Ideologies and Language Policies 
Language ideology defined 
A framework for studying language ideologies 
Normative monolingualism 
English only 
Monoglossic language ideologies 
Ideologies about the value of Spanish 
Mock Spanish 
The status of English 
Language policies, planning and practices 
Language policy in the US 
Bilingual education 
Workplace practices and policies 
Services in languages other than English 
Discussion questions and activities 
Recommended reading
2: Language and Identity 
Social constructionist approaches to identity 
Social identities are on many levels 
Social identities are multiple 
Social identities are continually shifting 
Towards a non-essentialist perspective on identity 
Identity construction through language use 
Identities in bilingual discourse: Translanguaging 
Language choice and identity among Latin@s in the US 
Discussion questions and activities 
Recommended reading
3: ‘Race’, Ethnicity and Spanish Speakers in the US 
‘Race’ as a social construct 
Race in Latin@ studies 
Ethnicity 
Race, ethnicity and the linguistic construction of identity 
Race, ethnicity and national identity 
Language ideologies and Latin@ identities 
Discussion questions and activities 
Recommended reading
4: Media Representations of Spanish and Spanish Speakers in US English Language TV and Film: Production and Reproduction of Ideologies 
An unrepresentative representation of Latin@s 
Stereotypical portrayals of Latin@s 
Cultural stereotypes in the new millennium 
Language use: Monolingual norms and deviant behavior 
TV representations of Latin@s for children: Spanish as a resource 
Disconnect 
Discussion questions and activities 
Recommended reading/viewing
Part 2: Language practices
5: Spanish Language Maintenance and Shift in the US 
Introduction: Minority languages 
Options in language contact: Factors and attitudes 
Keeping the L1 and ‘refusing’ to learn English 
Learning English and maintaining Spanish 
Language shift: Losing Spanish 
Diglossia versus sustainable languaging 
Ethnolinguistic vitality 
Language maintenance and social networks 
Spanish language maintenance and shift in the US 
Case studies of language maintenance and shift in different communities: 
Variables and consequences
Spanish in the southwest 
Cuban Americans in Miami 
Puerto Ricans in New York City 
Spanish in Chicago 
Conclusion 
Discussion questions and activities 
Recommended reading/viewing
6: Linguistic Consequences of Spanish-English Bilingualism in the US: ‘Spanglish’ and Chican@ English 
Introduction 
Language contact phenomena defined 
Structural borrowing 
Concluding remarks about structural aspects of US Spanish 
Chican@ English 
Discussion questions and activities 
Recommended reading 
Key to abbreviations for grammatical glosses
7: Latin@ Education in the US 
Introduction 
Education of Latin@s in the US: History and program types 
A short history of educational policies in the US regarding the language(s) of education 
Educating English language learners: Program types 
Submersion 
Transitional bilingual education programs: Early exit 
Transitional bilingualism programs: Late exit 
Immersion and other maintenance programs 
Effectiveness of bilingual education programs 
Ideologies in language education 
The role of identity in Latino education 
Conclusion 
Discussion questions and activities 
Recommended reading
References
Glossary
Index},
  keywords = {USA,Kontaktlinguistik,Diversität,Identitätskonstruktion,Spracheinstelllungen,Soziolinguistik,Spanglish,Sprachwissenschaft,Spanisch},
}
