Bilingualism and identity: Spanish at the crossroads with other languages

Sociolinguists have been pursuing connections between language and identity for several decades. But how are language and identity related in bilingualism and multilingualism? Mobilizing the most current methodology, this collection presents new research on language identity and bilingualism in thre...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Niño-Murcia, Mercedes 1946- (HerausgeberIn), Rothman, Jason 1977- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2008]
Schriftenreihe:Studies in bilingualism 37
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https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.37
https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.37
Zusammenfassung:Sociolinguists have been pursuing connections between language and identity for several decades. But how are language and identity related in bilingualism and multilingualism? Mobilizing the most current methodology, this collection presents new research on language identity and bilingualism in three regions where Spanish coexists with other languages. The cases are Spanish-English contact in the United States, Spanish-indigenous language contact in Latin America, and Spanish-regional language contact in Spain. This is the first comparativist book to examine language and identity construction
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 365 Seiten) Diagramme
ISBN:9789027290434
9027290431
DOI:10.1075/sibil.37