Sociolinguistic Analysis of Mexican-American Bilingualism
Author | : Judyta Pawliszko |
Publisher | : Studies in Linguistics, Anglophone Literatures and Cultures |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : 3631806655 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783631806654 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sociolinguistic Analysis of Mexican-American Bilingualism written by Judyta Pawliszko and published by Studies in Linguistics, Anglophone Literatures and Cultures. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main purpose of the book is to describe the two linguistic-cultural phenomena arising from mass emigration of Mexicans to Los Angeles: Spanish-English bilingualism and Spanglish. The main thesis of the research is the correlation between Spanish-English bilingualism and Spanglish. As public opinion deemed Spanglish as a blocker for linguistic advancement or degraded Spanish, it is actually a method of enhancing the linguistic system. That is why, not only does the research contest the use of such terms, but it also argues that bilingualism is a much more compound and adequate term as well as an analytic framework for the study of bilingual productions. Spanglish should be understood as a form of bilingualism, a hybrid enriching the linguistic system.