Speaking Spanish in the US: The Sociopolitics of Language

A sociolinguistics textbook examining how Spanish in the US is embedded in history and politics.

This book introduces readers to basic concepts of sociolinguistics with a focus on Spanish in the US. The coverage goes beyond linguistics to examine the history and politics of Spanish in the US, the relationship of language to Latinx identities, and how language ideologies and policies reflect and shape societal views of Spanish and its speakers. Accessible to those with no linguistic backgroun...