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La Demografía Hispánica En Suelo Norteamericano: Los Mexicanos; ‘Latinos’ E Hispanohablantes: Mexicanos, Carmen Silva-Corvalán, Andrew Lynch
La Demografía Hispánica En Suelo Norteamericano: Los Mexicanos; ‘Latinos’ E Hispanohablantes: Mexicanos, Carmen Silva-Corvalán, Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch
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La Demografía Hispánica En Suelo Norteamericano: Otros Países De Ámbito Hispánico; ‘Latinos’ E Hispanohablantes: Otras Procedencias, Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch
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A Sociolinguistic Analysis Of Final /S/ In Miami Cuban Spanish, Andrew Lynch
A Sociolinguistic Analysis Of Final /S/ In Miami Cuban Spanish, Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch
This study analyzes the variation of syllable- and word-final /s/ among two generations of Cubans in Miami, Florida (USA): older, early exile immigrants who arrived in Miami as adults in the 1960s and 1970s, and young Miami-born Cubans whose maternal and paternal grandparents immigrated to Miami from Cuba prior to 1980. Since sibilant weakening is generally considered to be an ongoing language change in Caribbean Spanish, it was hypothesized that the young generation of English-dominant bilinguals would present with much higher rates of aspiration and deletion, in keeping with Carmen Silva-Corvalán’s (1994) hypothesis that linguistic changes are accelerated in situations …
Expression Of Cultural Standing In Miami: Cuban Spanish Discourse About Fidel Castro And Cuba, Andrew Lynch
Expression Of Cultural Standing In Miami: Cuban Spanish Discourse About Fidel Castro And Cuba, Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch
This study draws upon Claudia Strauss’ (2004) model of cultural standing to analyze opinions regarding Fidel Castro and US-Cuba relations among three major groups of Miami Cubans, identified according to their time of immigration: early 1960s exiles, ‘Marielitos’ and their children (1980 exiles), and the younger generation (Miami-born grandchildren of 1960s exiles). I argue that the discourse features used to convey differing ideological stances on sending aid to Cuba or visiting the Island are reflective of two rather distinct ‘opinion communities’ in Cuban Miami. To that end, I explore the relationship between processes of simplification in the Spanish verb system …
Toward A Theory Of Heritage Language Acquisition: Spanish In The United States, Andrew Lynch
Toward A Theory Of Heritage Language Acquisition: Spanish In The United States, Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch
The sociolinguistic realities of English and Spanish, at the national and world levels, have evolved in fundamental ways since the 1960s. Traditional theoretical models of language variation, bilingualism, and language shift in the US must be reconceptualized with the post-2000 context, and Spanish language educators must respond to the contemporary demands of their profession. In this essay, I give thought to the theoretical principles of Spanish heritage language acquisition in the US in the twenty-first century.
The Subjunctive In Miami Cuban Spanish: Bilingualism, Contact And Language Variability (Ph.D. Dissertation, University Of Minnesota), Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch
This sociolinguistic study offers an account of the situation of bilingual Miami and analyzes the usage of subjunctive verb forms across three generations of Miami Cuban Spanish speakers.