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If Signs Could Talk: Tales From Two Minority Landscapes In Contact With Spanish, Falcon Restrepo-Ramos
If Signs Could Talk: Tales From Two Minority Landscapes In Contact With Spanish, Falcon Restrepo-Ramos
World Languages & Cultures Department Publications
In the Caribbean Archipelago of San Andres, Colombia, a minority creole language, known as Islander, have coexisted with Colombian Spanish for almost two centuries. However, since the declaration of San Andres island as a free-duty port in 1953, the commercial expansion of the Archipelago has brought about the imposition of Spanish in formal settings (Bartens, 2013), and consequently the preference of Spanish in written visual signs. In contrast, Valenciano (Valencia, Spain), another minority language in contact with Spanish as a national language, seems to enjoy more official recognition in terms of public display of written signs. This study examines the …
The Linguistic Landscape Of Old Providence And Santa Catalina, Colombia, Falcon Restrepo-Ramos
The Linguistic Landscape Of Old Providence And Santa Catalina, Colombia, Falcon Restrepo-Ramos
World Languages & Cultures Department Publications
No abstract provided.
The Spanish Of The Archipelago Of San Andres, Colombia: A Comparative Variationist Study On Bilingual Rhotics, Falcon Restrepo-Ramos
The Spanish Of The Archipelago Of San Andres, Colombia: A Comparative Variationist Study On Bilingual Rhotics, Falcon Restrepo-Ramos
World Languages & Cultures Department Publications
No abstract provided.