Speaking Spanish in the US: The Sociopolitics of Language

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Speaking Spanish in the US Contents Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Chapter 1. An Introduction to Speaking Spanish in the US Objectives Introduction An Interdisciplinary Sociopolitical Approach Linguistic Variation and Language Varieties Social Constructionism Critical Approaches A Few Words about Terminology Overview of Chapters Notes Chapter 2. An Introduction to Speaking Spanish in the US Objectives 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 for Chapter 2 Note Further Reading and Resources Chapter 3. Chapter 3 The History of Spanish and Spanish-speakers in the US Objectives 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 for Chapter 3 Note Further Reading and Resources Chapter 4. Chapter 4 Language Ideologies Objectives 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 Commodifi cation 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 for Chapter 4 Further Reading and Resources Chapter 5. Race, Racialization and Latinx Ethnoracial Identity Objectives 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 Conclusions and Connections Discussion Questions and Activities for Chapter 5 Further Reading and Resources Chapter 6. Language and Identity Objectives 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 for Chapter 6 Further Reading and Resources Chapter 7. Spanish and Spanish-speakers in US Media Objectives 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 for Chapter 7 Further Reading and Resources Chapter 8. Language Policy and Spanish in the US Objectives 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 for Chapter 8 Notes Further Reading and Resources Chapter 9. Spanish in US Schools Objectives 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 for Chapter 9 Further Reading and Resources Chapter 10. Structural Aspects of Speaking Spanish in the US Objectives 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 for Chapter 10 Note Further Reading and Resources Chapter 11. The Future of Spanish in the US Objectives 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 for Chapter 11 Note Glossary References Index