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This book will stand alongside landmark works as an important ethnographic study which advances scholarship on bilingualism
This volume presents an innovative and engaging account of the social role of English in Puerto Rico through an ethnographic exploration of youth bilingual practices. It explores how islanders are socialized as bilinguals in their educational communities, observes how peer groups are formed in relation to shared values, beliefs and language practices, and reviews the ideological roles that English and Spanish take up in the construction and negotiation of meaning in interaction. This community-centered account of language behavior offers rich insights into the layered identities and ideologies that shape the use of English in Puerto Rico, both in school contexts and online discourse. It is ideal for researchers and students interested in language ideology, the dynamics of language and race, bilingual identity and colonial/postcolonial linguistics.
Katherine Morales Lugo is a Research Fellow at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, USA. Her research interests include sociolinguistics, language and identity, language ideologies, language and race, Global Englishes, bilingualism and translanguaging.
Preface
Chapter 1. English in Puerto Rico
Chapter 2. Trends and the English Language Speaker in Puerto Rico
Chapter 3. An Ethnographic Profile of an Evangelical Elite School
Chapter 4. An Ethnographic Profile of a Public School
Chapter 5. Theorizing Bilingualism and the English Language User in Puerto Rico
Chapter 6. The Bilingual Styles of Island Puerto Ricans
Chapter 7. Raciolinguistic Negotiations: English, Authenticity, and Youth Identity in Puerto Rico
Chapter 8. Power, Class, and English Language – Navigating Locality, Rivalries, and Privileged Bilingualism
Chapter 9. The Bilingual Styles of Young Puerto Rican Adolescent Online
Chapter 10. The Future of English(es) in Puerto Rico
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