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Hablar En Dos Mundos: Explorando Los Papeles Del Bilingüismo Español-Inglés En Las Vidas De Los Adultos Bilingües En Español E Inglés En La Región Sur Central De Pensilvania, Amalia Robinson Apr 2021

Hablar En Dos Mundos: Explorando Los Papeles Del Bilingüismo Español-Inglés En Las Vidas De Los Adultos Bilingües En Español E Inglés En La Región Sur Central De Pensilvania, Amalia Robinson

Honors Projects and Presentations: Undergraduate

Speaking in Two Worlds: Exploring the Roles of Spanish-English Bilingualism in the Lives of Adults Bilingual in Spanish and English in South Central Pennsylvania

Spanish-English bilingualism is an established and growing phenomenon in South Central Pennsylvania in the United States. But, there is a lack of linguistic studies on Spanish-English bilingualism in this geographic area. This essay attempts to explore the different roles that Spanish-English bilingualism occupies in the lives of bilingual adults who speak Spanish and English in South Central Pennsylvania. Using the qualitative semi-structured interview method, I interviewed twenty bilingual participants in South Central Pennsylvania who are native …