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Chicano English : an ethnic contact dialect.

Chicano English can rightly be said to be, in its different varieties, the most widespread ethnic dialect of U.S. English, spoken by large sections of the population in the American Southwest. It represents a type of speech referred to by E. Haugen as a 'bilingual' dialect, having develope...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Penfield, Joyce
Otros Autores: Ornstein-Galicia, Jacob L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1985.
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Sumario:Chicano English can rightly be said to be, in its different varieties, the most widespread ethnic dialect of U.S. English, spoken by large sections of the population in the American Southwest. It represents a type of speech referred to by E. Haugen as a 'bilingual' dialect, having developed out of a stable Spanish-English setting. In their book, the authors provide a comprehensive examination of Chicano English, devoting particular emphasis to the social factors determining its characteristic features and uses. Special attention is given to the question of homogeneity as against ordered variat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (122 pages)
ISBN:9789027286352
9027286353
1283093014
9781283093019