Differences in the use of /l/ and /ɾ/ in two communities of Puerto Rican Spanish speakers in the United States

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-53
Author(s):  
Michelle F. Ramos-Pellicia
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Puerto Rican Spanish

An American Language

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina Lozano
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Language Recognition ◽  
Political Language ◽  
Political Issue ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S

An American Language is a political history of the Spanish language in the United States. The nation has always been multilingual and the Spanish language in particular has remained as an important political issue into the present. After the U.S.-Mexican War, the Spanish language became a language of politics as Spanish speakers in the U.S. Southwest used it to build territorial and state governments. In the twentieth century, Spanish became a political language where speakers and those opposed to its use clashed over what Spanish's presence in the United States meant. This book recovers this story by using evidence that includes Spanish language newspapers, letters, state and territorial session laws, and federal archives to profile the struggle and resilience of Spanish speakers who advocated for their language rights as U.S. citizens. Comparing Spanish as a language of politics and as a political language across the Southwest and noncontiguous territories provides an opportunity to measure shifts in allegiance to the nation and exposes differing forms of nationalism. Language concessions and continued use of Spanish is a measure of power. Official language recognition by federal or state officials validates Spanish speakers' claims to US citizenship. The long history of policies relating to language in the United States provides a way to measure how U.S. visions of itself have shifted due to continuous migration from Latin America. Spanish-speaking U.S. citizens are crucial arbiters of Spanish language politics and their successes have broader implications on national policy and our understanding of Americans.

Pantoja, Antonia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadye L. M. Logan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
The United States

Antonia Pantoja (1921–2002) was a civil and human rights activist, educational innovator, housing and economic development trailblazer, and a visionary. She was the principal architect of the most enduring Puerto Rican organizations in the United States.

scholarly journals Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 728-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian Colón-López ◽  
Ana P. Ortiz ◽  
Marievelisse Soto-Salgado ◽  
Mariela Torres-Cintrón ◽  
Curtis A. Pettaway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Penile Cancer ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cancer Disparities ◽  
United States Population

scholarly journals Granice rzeczywiste i symboliczne. Przypadek Portoryko.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kaganiec-Kamieńska
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Main Part ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Us ◽  
Puerto Rican Diaspora

Borders and Boundaries, Real and Symbolic: The Case of Puerto RicoThe aim of this article is to outline the real and symbolic borders and boundaries, of geographical, political, cultural and racial nature, in the history and present of Puerto Rico, and their role in shaping and transforming the Puerto Rican identity. The main part of the article focuses on the borders and boundaries between Puerto Rico and the United States. The second part looks at the lines dividing the population in the island and the Puerto Rican diaspora in the US. Granice rzeczywiste i symboliczne. Przypadek PortorykoCelem artykułu jest zarysowanie rzeczywistych i symbolicznych granic, geograficznych, politycznych, rasowych i kulturowych, wpisujących się w historię i współczesność Portoryko oraz ich roli w kształtowaniu się i przekształcaniu tożsamości portorykańskiej. Główna część artykułu skupia się na granicach biegnących między Portoryko a Stanami Zjednoczonymi. W drugiej części wskazano linie podziału powstałe między mieszkańcami wyspy a diasporą portorykańską w USA.

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