Language Attitudes Towards Spanish and English in Puerto Rico

 

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Tekijä: González-Rivera, Melvin
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2021
Kuvaus:This article analyzes language attitudes towards Spanish and English in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory since 1898, and seek to answer the following three questions: are Spanish and English conflicting elements in the Puerto Rican society? Is Spanish a symbol of identity for Puerto Ricans? Does bilingualism represent a threat to the ethno-sociolinguistic existence of Puerto Ricans? By examining an online questionnaire on language attitudes completed by participants living in Puerto Rico, I argue that for Puerto Ricans bilingualism is becoming more prevalent and many of them are increasingly accepting both languages, Spanish and English, without questioning or denying the fact that Spanish is their mother tongue.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Inglés
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OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/47006
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/filyling/article/view/47006
Sanahaku:language policy
linguistic legislation
Puerto Rico
bilingualism
language attitudes
política lingüística
legislación lingüística
bilingüismo
actitudes lingüísticas