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Bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world

Name: Bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world
Author: Jennifer R. Austin

Jennifer R. Austin

19 April 2015

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Book Synopsis

Bilingualism has given rise to significant changes in Spanish-speaking countries. In the US, the increasing importance of Spanish has engendered an English-only movement; in Peru, contact between Spanish and Quechua has brought about language change; and in Iberia, speakers of Basque, Galician and Catalan have made their languages a compulsory part of school curricula and local government. This book provides an introduction to bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world, looking at topics such as language contact, bilingual societies, bilingualism in schools, code-switching, language transfer, the emergence of new varieties of Spanish, and language choice - and how all of these phenomena affect the linguistic and cognitive development of the speaker. Using examples and case studies drawn primarily from Spanish/English bilinguals in the US, Spanish/Quechua bilinguals in Peru and Spanish/Basque bilinguals in Spain, it provides diverse perspectives on the experience of being bilingual in distinct cultural, political and socioeconomic contexts.

About The Author

Jennifer Austin is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at Rutgers University, Newark.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780521132978
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, (19 April 2015)
Number of Pages: 350
Weight: 510 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 246 x 174 x 12 mm
Categories:: Linguistics