Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Jennifer Austin (Rutgers University, New Jersey) ,
María Blume ,
Liliana Sánchez (Rutgers University, New Jersey)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.40cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.510kg
ISBN: 9780521132978
ISBN 10: 0521132975
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 20 April 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
'Austin, Blume, and Sanchez provide a brilliant and comprehensive overview of bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world. This easily accessible volume serves as an invaluable reference for scholars in related disciplines. A distinguished achievement.' Michael T. Putnam, Penn State University
Advance praise: 'Austin, Blume, and Sanchez provide a brilliant and comprehensive overview of bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world. This easily accessible volume serves as an invaluable reference for scholars in related disciplines. A distinguished achievement.' Michael T. Putnam, Pennsylvania State University Advance praise: 'Austin, Blume and Sanchez take a careful, fair, and insightful look at the social, biological and linguistic implications of bilingualism. [This book] gently but decisively takes us well beyond Bloomfield's myth of the perfect bilingual, while portraying and elucidating the rich diversity of ways of being bilingual for individuals and communities.' Ana Perez-Leroux, University of Toronto
Author Information
Jennifer Austin is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at Rutgers University, Newark. María Blume is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Literature at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Liliana Sánchez is a Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Rutgers University.
