Article Title：Meta-linguistic references in a Spanish/English corpus
Abstract：
A corpus of novels and short stories containing Spanish/English code-switching offers a rich source of metalinguistic reference reflecting the sociolinguistic pressures faced Spanish speakers in the United States. Issues represented include: heritage language loss or maintenance, motivations for the acquisition of English or of Spanish, attitudes toward the speakers of each language and toward its different varieties, and beliefs concerning who may use which languages anf for what purposes. These texts suggest several implications for use in programs of Spanish for Native Speakers as well as in undergraduate courses in Spanish linguistics. Works from this body of literature can be used to in the classroom to raise interest in awareness of personal and societal language attitudes, and of the challenges to Spanish language maintenance. These texts also present many interesting examples of language variation.
Keywords: heritage language; socio-linguistics; meta-linguistic reference; Spanish/English; code-switching; prestige; dialect; fiction; language policy; language variation
DOI: 10.2307/3657776
Source：HISPANIA-A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE TEACHING OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
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