The Spanish-Speaking World

by Mar-Molinero,Clare

• ISBN13: 9780415129824
• ISBN10: 0415129826
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-14
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Spanish Speaking Worldexplores a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the Spanish language and its role in societies around the world. Clare Mar-Molinero begins with a discussion of the position of Spanish as a world language, giving an historical account of its development and dominance. She continues with an examination of social and regional variation in Spanish, and investigates dialects, language attitudes, and style and register, particularly in the media. She also questions the relationship between gender and language. The book ends with a focus on current issues, particularly those arising from language policies and legislation, especially in the education system. Written for readers with a practical knowledge of Spanish, the book is informative and practical, encouraging readers to think for themselves.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Introduction	xiii
The structure of the book	xiv
How to use this book	xv
Introductory reading	xvi
Part one THE POSITION OF SPANISH IN THE WORLD
The origins of Spanish: the historical context of a dominant language	3	(12)
Introduction	4	(1)
From Latin to Castilian	5	(2)
The establishment of a `national' language	7	(4)
Language in twentieth-century Spain	11	(2)
Further reading	13	(2)
Spanish in Latin America	15	(14)
The Castilianisation of Latin America	21	(4)
Paraguay	23	(1)
Peru	24	(1)
Spanish in twentieth-century Latin America	25	(1)
Spanish as a world language	26	(1)
Further reading	27	(2)
The other languages of Spain	29	(14)
Catalan	32	(3)
Basque	35	(2)
Galician	37	(3)
Further reading	40	(3)
Part two EXPLORING LINGUISTIC VARIATION
Regional and social variations in Spanish	43	(14)
Dialects in Spain	45	(3)
Spanish dialects in Latin America	48	(4)
The study of social dialects	52	(4)
Madrid: Vallecas and chabolismo	54	(2)
Further reading	56	(1)
Language attitudes	57	(14)
Language attitudes in the Spanish-speaking world	60	(10)
Further reading	70	(1)
Register in Spanish	71	(14)
Field	74	(1)
Tenor	75	(4)
Mode	79	(5)
Further reading	84	(1)
Getting the message across: Spanish in the media	85	(16)
Television	87	(4)
Radio	91	(2)
Newspapers and the written media	93	(4)
Advertising	97	(3)
Further reading	100	(1)
Language and gender	101	(16)
Gender in Spanish	102	(6)
Gendered language behaviour	108	(6)
Further reading	114	(3)
Part three CURRENT ISSUES: LANGUAGE AS NATIONAL IDENTITY MARKER
Language policies in post-Franco Spain	117	(12)
The 1978 Spanish Constitution	118	(1)
Article 3 of the post-Franco Constitution	119	(5)
The other minority languages of Spain	124	(2)
Spanish language policies and the European Union	126	(2)
Further reading	128	(1)
Language planning	129	(16)
Language planning in contemporary Spain	132	(4)
Catalonia	133	(2)
Euskadi (the Basque Country)	135	(1)
Galicia	135	(1)
Evaluating language planning in Spain	136	(5)
Current language planning in Latin America	141	(3)
Guatemala	143	(1)
Further reading	144	(1)
Language and education	145	(14)
Bilingual education programmes	147	(1)
Language education and literacy in Latin America	148	(3)
Case study 1: Bolivia	151	(3)
Case study 2: Catalonia	154	(4)
Conclusion	158	(1)
Further reading	158	(1)
The vitality of Spanish today	159	(14)
Spanish speakers in the USA	160	(4)
Puerto Rico and the language question	164	(3)
Spanish in the late twentieth century	167	(5)
Further reading	172	(1)
Bibliography	173	(6)
Index of terms	179