Title IntraLatino language and identity : MexiRican Spanish / Kim Potowski

Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource Series IMPACT: Studies in language and society, 1385-7908 ; volume 43 Impact, studies in language and society ; 43. Contents Theoretical background: intrafamilial dialect contact and mixed ethnicity Latinos -- Spanish-speaking Chicago: corpus and methodology -- Lexicon -- Discource markers -- Phonology -- Connections between linguistic domains -- Ethnic identity discourses -- Conclusions Summary The increasing diversity of the U.S. Latino population has given rise to a growing population of "mixed" Latinos. This is a study of such individuals raised in Chicago, Illinois who have one Mexican parent and one Puerto Rican parent, most of whom call themselves "MexiRicans." Given that these two varieties of Spanish exhibit highly salient differences, these speakers can be said to experience intrafamilial dialect contact. The book first explores the lexicon, discourse marker use, and phonological features among two generations of over 70 MexiRican speakers, finding several connections to parental dialect, neighborhood demographics, and family dynamics. Drawing from critical mixed race theory, it then examines MexiRicans' narratives about their ethnic identity, including the role of Spanish features in the ways in which they are accepted or challenged by monoethnic, monodialectal Mexicans and Puerto Ricans both in Chicago and abroad. These findings contribute to our understandings of dialect contact, U.S. Spanish, and the role of language in ethnic identity Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Spanish language -- Variation -- United States Spanish language -- Dialects -- Mexico Spanish language -- Dialects -- Puerto Rico Latin Americans -- United States -- Language Latin Americans -- United States -- Ethnic identity Languages in contact -- United States FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Spanish. Languages in contact Latin Americans -- Ethnic identity Spanish language -- Dialects Spanish language -- Variation Mexico Puerto Rico United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2016055595 ISBN 9789027266187 9027266182

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