Speaking Spanish in the US

Janet M. Fuller is Professor of Language and Society in the Department of European Languages and Cultures, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Her research interests include multilingualism, language ideologies and social identities.Jennifer Leeman is Professor of Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, George Mason University, USA. Her research interests include language ideologies, census questions on language and ethnoracial identity, and critical pedagogical approaches to teaching Spanish for heritage speakers.

Adopting a thoroughly interdisciplinary, critical and social constructionist approach, Fuller and Leeman make tremendous strides in teasing out the myriad ethnoracial, geopolitical and sociocultural foundations that affect Spanish speakers in being counted, educated and cared for in US society. This book will undoubtedly become a cornerstone in the formation of the next generation of scholars and activists dedicated to the study of Spanish in the US.

• Chapter 1. An Introduction to Speaking Spanish in the USChapter 2. The Demographics of Spanish in the USChapter 3. The History of Spanish and Spanish Speakers in the USChapter 4. Language IdeologiesChapter 5. “Race”, Racialization, and Latinx Ethnoracial IdentityChapter 6. Language and Identity            Chapter 7. Media Representations of and for Spanish Speakers in the USChapter 8. Language Policy and Spanish in the USChapter 9. Spanish in US SchoolsChapter 10. Structural Aspects of Speaking Spanish in the USChapter 11. The Future of Spanish in the US