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<p>when Political Activists Rallied For The Abolition Of Bilingual Education And Even Called For The Declaration Of English As An Official Language, Mexican Americans And Other Immigrant Groups Saw This As An Assault On Their Heritage And Civil Rights. Because Language Is Such A Defining Characteristic Of Mexican American Ethnicity, Nearly Every Policy Issue That Touches Their Lives Involves Language In One Way Or Another. This Book Offers An Overview Of Some Of The Central Issues In The Mexican American Language Experience, Describing It In Terms Of Both Bilingualism And Minority Status. It Is The First Book To Focus On The Historical, Social, Political, And Structural Aspects Of Multiple Languages In The Mexican American Experience And To Address The Principles And Methods Of Applied Sociolinguistic Research In The Mexican American Community. Spanish And Non-spanish Speakers In The Mexican American Community Share A Common Set Of Social And Ethnic Bonds. They Also Share A Common Experience Of Bilingualism. As Martínez Observes, The Ideas That Have Been Constructed Around Bilingualism Are As Important To Understanding The Mexican American Language Experience As Bilingualism Itsel

Author

Martínez, Glenn A.

Publisher

Tucson: University of Arizona Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816523740

Subjects

Sociology, Literary Fiction, Linguistics