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The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico : Revisited / Amílcar Antonio Barreto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barreto, Amílcar Antonio, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and culture--Puerto Rico.
- Language and culture.
- Bilingualism--Puerto Rico.
- Bilingualism.
- Language policy--Puerto Rico.
- Language policy.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 248 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, [2020]
- Summary:
- Updated in this revised edition to include major recent events, new data, and new research, The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico analyzes the controversial language policies passed by the Puerto Rican government in the 1990s, exploring the connections between language and cultural identity and politics on the Caribbean island.
- Contents:
- Culture, identity, and policy
- Spanish and Puertorriqueñidad
- The power of English
- The politics of status
- Reviving the language debate
- The Official Language Act of 1991
- Rational politics
- Culture, policy, and nested games
- Congress and conflicting notions of American identity
- Restoring official bilingualism
- Creating a bilingual citizenry
- Washington passively torpedoing statehood
- Looking forward.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-68340-141-7
- 1-68340-114-X
- OCLC:
- 1099544005
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