Chicano English : An ethnic contact dialect.
Material type: TextSeries: Varieties of English Around the WorldPublisher: Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1985Copyright date: ©1985Description: 1 online resource (122 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789027286352Subject(s): Bilingualism -- Southwestern States | English language -- Dialects -- Southwestern States | English language -- United States -- Foreign words and phrases -- Spanish | Languages in contact -- Southwestern States | Mexican Americans -- Languages | Spanish language -- Influence on EnglishGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Chicano English : An ethnic contact dialectDDC classification: 427/.979 LOC classification: PE3102.M4 -- P4 1985ebOnline resources: Click to ViewCHICANO ENGLISH: AN ETHNIC CONTACT DIALECT -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- PREFACE -- I THE SOUTHWEST AS A LINGUISTIC AREA -- Introduction -- Field Methods: Problems -- Sociolinguistic Setting -- Towards a Definition of ChE -- II LOS CHICANOS -- Introduction -- Demography -- Ethnography: Models of Bilingualism -- Migrant -- Language Development -- III SPEECH ASPECTS OF CHICANO ENGLISH -- Introduction -- Speech Traits -- Discussion of Speech Traits -- Discussion of Prosody -- Syntactic Patterns -- IV LITERACY DEVELOPMENT -- Problems with Orthography -- University Level Chicano Writing -- V LANGUAGE ATTITUDES -- Attitude Studies -- Teachers -- VI REPRESENTATIONS OF CHICANO ENGLISH IN THE MEDIA -- Characterization: The Anglo View -- The Electronic Media -- Chicano Literature: Self-Portrait -- APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- The series Varieties of English Around the World.
Chicano English can rightly be said to be, in its different varieties, the most widespread ethnic dialect of U.S. English, spoken by large sections of the population in the American Southwest. It represents a type of speech referred to by E. Haugen as a 'bilingual' dialect, having developed out of a stable Spanish-English setting. In their book, the authors provide a comprehensive examination of Chicano English, devoting particular emphasis to the social factors determining its characteristic features and uses. Special attention is given to the question of homogeneity as against ordered variation within Chicano English, to features of pronunciation and grammar, to its communicative functions, to the evaluative attitudes of its speakers and others and, finally, to its uses in literature and the media. In spite of its importance, Chicano English has been insufficiently documented; this monograph is intended to contribute towards redressing the balance.
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