Spanglish

by Ilan Stavans (Editor)

Overview

Spanglish-a hybrid of Spanish and English-is intricately interwoven with the history and culture of Latinos, the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States. With deep roots that trace back to the U.S. annexation of Mexican territories in the early to mid-19th century, Spanglish can today be heard in as far-flung places as urban cities and rural communities, on playgrounds and in classrooms around the country. This volume features the most significant articles including peer-review essays, interviews, and reviews to bring together the best scholarship on the topic. Learn about the historical and cultural contexts of the slang as well as its permeation into the pop culture vernacular. Ten signed articles, essays, and interviews are included in the volume.

Spanglish-a hybrid of Spanish and English-is intricately interwoven with the history and culture of Latinos, the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States. With deep roots that trace back to the U.S. annexation of Mexican territories in the early to mid-19th century, Spanglish can today be heard in as far-flung places as urban cities and rural communities, on playgrounds and in classrooms around the country. This volume features the most significant articles including peer-review essays, interviews, and reviews to bring together the best scholarship on the topic. Learn about the historical and cultural contexts of the slang as well as its permeation into the pop culture vernacular. Over 10 signed articles, essays, and interviews are included in the volume.

Also featured is an introduction by Ilan Stavans, one of the foremost authorities on Latino culture, to provide historical background and cultural context; a chronology of events; and suggestions for further reading to aid students in their research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313348044
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/30/2008
Series:	Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization Series
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

Ilan Stavans has been called the czar of Latino culture in the United States by the New York Times and Latin America's liveliest and boldest critic and most innovative cultural enthusiast by the Washington Post. Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Latin American and Latino Culture and Amherst College and the recipient of numerous honrs, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Latino Literature Prize, the Antonia Pantoja Award, Chile's Presidential Medal, and the Ruben Dario Distinction. He earned an Emmy nomination as host of the PBS show La Plaza: Conversations with Ilan Stavans. He has taught at Columbia University, Oberlin College, and Smith College, among other institutions. He is the author of numerous publications, including Encyclopedia Latina (2005) and the forthcoming Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latin Music.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Introduction by Ilan Stavans
I. Considerations
Our Linguistic and Social Context Rosaura Snchez
The Grammar of Spanglish Ana Celia Zentella
The Gravitas of Spanglish Ilan Stavans
Boricua (Between) Borders Yolanda Martnez-San Miguel
Que, qu?!: Transculturation and Tato Laviera's Spanglish Poetics Stephanie lvarez Martnez
II. The Media
The Flying Tongue Peter Monaghan
Is 'Spanglish' a Language? Roberto Gonzlez Echaverra
Waving the Star-Spanglish Banner Ariel Dorfman
III. Testimonios
Linguistic Terrorism Gloria Anzalda
Anniversary Crnica Susana Chvez-Silverman
Nomah Ilan Stavans
Selected Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors

Editorial Reviews

Fully indexed and concluding with a one-page bibliography; recommended for Latino, linguistic, and cultural studies collections.” —Library Jourbanal

“In Spanglish, readers will hear critics say that Spanglish bastardizes Standard English and/or Spanish and delays the process of assimilation. The author, a supporter of Spanglish, sees the criticism as proof of how the American empire tries to take apart and destroy competing cultures rather than incorporating them. Stavans thinks that this hybrid form of communication adds dynamism, creativity, and political savvy.” —MultiCultural Review

From the Publisher

Part of a multivolume series, this slender monograph, edited by Stavans (Encyclopedia Latina), amasses essential, previously published essays by nine writer-activists and cultural studies scholars. The book is divided into three thematically organized segments: the first offers perspectives on cultural context, habitual usage, and hybrid morphologies; the second considers the media's and language's reciprocal influences; and the final segment casts language as a persistent weapon and puts the language to use in its own subject definition. Fully indexed and concluding with a one-page bibliography; recommended for Latino, linguistic, and cultural studies collections.

—Savannah Schroll Guz

Library Journal