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Chicano English in Context
Carmen Fought
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Description for Chicano English in Context
Paperback. A modern, comprehensive study of Chicano English, this text briefly describes the phonology, syntax and semantics of this variety, and explores its crucial role in the construction of ethnic identity among young Latinos and Latinas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFB; CFDM; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Chicano English in Context is the first modern, comprehensive study of Chicano English, a variety spoken by millions of Latinos in the U.S. It is also one of the first studies of ongoing sound change within an ethnic minority community. It briefly describes the phonology, syntax and semantics of this variety, and explores its crucial role in the construction of ethnic identity among young Latinos and Latinas. It also corrects misconceptions in how the general public views Chicano English.
Chicano English in Context is the first modern, comprehensive study of Chicano English, a variety spoken by millions of Latinos in the U.S. It is also one of the first studies of ongoing sound change within an ethnic minority community. It briefly describes the phonology, syntax and semantics of this variety, and explores its crucial role in the construction of ethnic identity among young Latinos and Latinas. It also corrects misconceptions in how the general public views Chicano English.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333986387
SKU
V9780333986387
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99-15
About Carmen Fought
CARMEN FOUGHT is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Pitzer College, Claremont, California. She is the author of Ethnicity which appears in the Handbook on Language Variation and Change.
Reviews for Chicano English in Context
'...the topic is so intriguing and the book so beautifully and clearly written that I found myself absorbed...' - Naomi Nagy, Linguist List