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Sociolinguists have been pursuing connections between language and identity for several decades. But how are language and identity related in bilingualism and multilingualism? Mobilizing the most current methodology, this collection presents new research on language identity and bilingualism in three regions where Spanish coexists with other languages. The cases are Spanish-English contact in the United States, Spanish-indigenous language contact in Latin America, and Spanish-regional language contact in Spain. This is the first comparativist book to examine language and identity construction among bi- or multilingual speakers while keeping one of the languages constant. The sociolinguistic standing of Spanish varies among the three regions depending whether or not it is a language of prestige. Comparisons therefore afford a strong constructivist perspective on how linguistic ideologies affect bi/multilingual identity formation.
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Bilingualism and Identity Studies in Bilingualism (SiBil) The focus of this series is on psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of bilingualism. This entails topics such as childhood bilingualism, psychological models of bilingual language users, language contact and bilingualism, maintenance and shift of minority languages, and sociopolitical aspects of bilingualism. Editors Kees de Bot University of Groningen Dalila Ayoun University of Arizona Editorial Board Michael Clyne University of Melbourne Kathryn A. Davis University of Hawaii at Manoa Joshua A. Fishman Yeshiva University Francois Grosjean Université de Neuchâtel Thom Huebner San José State University Georges Luedi University of Basel Christina Bratt Paulston University of Pittsburgh Suzanne Romaine Merton College, Oxford Merrill Swain Ontario Institute for Studies in Education G. Richard Tucker Carnegie Mellon University Wolfgang Klein Max Planck Institut für Psycholinguistik Volume 37 Bilingualism and Identity. Spanish at the crossroads with other languages Edited by Mercedes Niño-Murcia and Jason Rothman Bilingualism and Identity Spanish at the crossroads with other languages Edited by Mercedes Niño-Murcia Jason Rothman The University of Iowa John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam / Philadelphia 8 TM The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences – Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bilingualism and identity : spanish at the crossroads with other languages / edited by Mercedes Niño-Murcia, Jason Rothman. p. cm. (Studies in Bilingualism, issn 0928-1533 ; v. 37) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Bilingualism. 2. Group identity. 3. Ethnicity. 4. Spanish language--Social aspects. 5. Languages in contact. I. Niño-Murcia, Mercedes II. Rothman, Jason. P115.B5429 2008 306.44'6--dc22 isbn 978 90 272 4148 1 (Hb; alk. paper) 2007051082 © 2008 – John Benjamins B.V. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm, or any other means, without written permission from the publisher. John Benjamins Publishing Co. · P.O. Box 36224 · 1020 me Amsterdam · The Netherlands John Benjamins North America · P.O. Box 27519 · Philadelphia pa 19118-0519 · usa Table of contents Acknowledgements vii Part 1. Theoretical background Preface Ana Celia Zentella 3 1. Spanish-contact bilingualism and identity Mercedes Niño-Murcia and Jason Rothman 11 Part 2. Spani