Description:
This book introduces readers to basic concepts of sociolinguistics with a focus on Spanish in the US. The coverage goes beyond linguistics to examine the history and politics of Spanish in the US, the relationship of language to Latinx identities, and how language ideologies and policies reflect and shape societal views of Spanish and its speakers.
Brief description:
Jennifer Leeman es catedrática de Lingüística Hispánica en el Departamento de Lenguas Modernas y Clásicas, George Mason University (Estados Unidos). Sus intereses de investigación incluyen las ideologías del lenguaje, la raza y la racialización, las preguntas del censo sobre la lengua y la identidad etnorracial, así como la pedagogía crítica en la enseñanza del español para hablantes de herencia.
Review Quotes: Adopting a thoroughly interdisciplinary, critical and social constructionist approach, Fuller and Leeman make tremendous strides in teasing out the myriad ethnoracial, geopolitical and sociocultural foundations that affect Spanish speakers in being counted, educated and cared for in US society. This book will undoubtedly become a cornerstone in the formation of the next generation of scholars and activists dedicated to the study of Spanish in the US.