The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico : Revisited /

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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 po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Barreto, Amílcar Antonio (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, FL : University of Florida Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Language policy.
Language and culture.
Bilingualism.
HISTORY / Latin America / General
Langage et culture > Porto Rico.
Language and culture > Puerto Rico.
Bilingualism > Puerto Rico.
Language policy > Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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