| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 248 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Culture, identity, and policy -- Spanish and Puertorriqueñidad -- The power of English -- The politics of status -- Reviving the language debate -- The Official Language Act of 1991 -- Rational politics -- Culture, policy, and nested games -- Congress and conflicting notions of American identity -- Restoring official bilingualism -- Creating a bilingual citizenry -- Washington passively torpedoing statehood -- Looking forward. |
| Summary |
Updated in this revised edition to include major recent events, new data, and new research, The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico analyzes the controversial language policies passed by the Puerto Rican government in the 1990s, exploring the connections between language and cultural identity and politics on the Caribbean island. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Language policy -- Puerto Rico.
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Language policy. |
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Puerto Rico. |
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Bilingualism -- Puerto Rico.
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Bilingualism. |
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Language and culture -- Puerto Rico.
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Language and culture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Barreto, Amílcar Antonio. Politics of language in Puerto Rico revisited. Gainesville : University of Florida Press, 2020 9781683401131 (DLC) 2019015547 |
| ISBN |
168340114X electronic book |
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9781683401148 electronic book |
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9781683401131 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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