New approaches to language attitudes in the Hispanic and Lusophone world / edited by Talia Bugel, Cecilia Montes-Alcala.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bugel, Talia, editor.

Montes-Alcalá, Cecilia, editor.

Series:

Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics (IHLL) ; Volume 25.

Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics (IHLL) ; Volume 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish language--Social aspects.

Spanish language.

Portuguese language--Social aspects.

Portuguese language.

Language awareness--Spanish-speaking countries.

Language awareness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2020.

Summary:

"The analysis of language attitudes is important not only because attitudes can affect language maintenance and language change but also because such reflections and discussions can bring light to social, cultural, political and educational matters that require an interdisciplinary approach. This volume fills a crucial void in the field of Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics by introducing the latest production in the discipline of attitudes toward Spanish, Spanish sign language, Portuguese, Guarani and Papiamentu around the world, from South America and the Caribbean to the United States, Spain and Japan. The studies presented in this collection--a variety of sociolinguistic scenarios and methodological approaches--will make an important contribution to theoretical discussions on linguistic attitudes, specifically in the domains of language integration through education, language policy, and language maintenance. This book is intended for sociolinguists, social scientists and scholars in the humanities as well as graduate students enrolled in sociolinguistics courses"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface / Ana Maria Carvalho and Anna María Escobar

Introduction: Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of language attitudes towards Spanish and Portuguese around the world / Cecilia Montes-Alcalá and Talia Bugel

Prosody perception meets language attitudes : vowel lengthening, status judgments, and stereotypes in Argentina / Jennifer Lang-Rigal

Perceptual attitudes towards Spanish in the Panhandle of West Virginia / Eva-María Suárez Büdenbender

Differing attitudes toward Spanish sign languages in three Galician pre- and primary schools / María C. Bao Fente, Inmaculada C. Báez Montero and Nancy Vázquez Veiga

The role of attitudes in the management of multilingualism in Brazilian schools located in the Brazil-Paraguay border region / Isis Ribeiro Berger

Attitudes toward Portuguese in Uruguay in the nineteenth century / Virginia Bertolotti and Magdalena Coll

Patterns of linguistic vitality : intergenerational transmission in indigenous and immigrant bilingual communities / Lenka Zajícová

Language use, language attitudes and identity in Curaçao / Ellen-Petra Kester

Parental language attitudes and language use among Brazilian families in Japan / Mineko Shirakawa

Portuguese in Massachusetts : linguistic attitudes, social networks and language maintenance / Patricia Gubitosi and Judy de Olivieira

Spanish-speaking immigrants in Indiana : a quantitative exploration of their attitudes towards Spanish / Mara Barbosa

The study of language attitudes : our foundation, our future / Patricia MacGregor-Mendoza.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789027261403

9027261407