...Linguistics and the Human Sciences LHS (print) issn 1742–2906 LHS (online) issn 1743–1662 Article A linguistic analysis of Spanglish: relating language to identity Jason Rothman and Amy Beth Rell Abstract According to the 2000 census, 35.3 million Hispanics live in the United States. This number comprises 12.5% of the overall population rendering the Latino community the largest minority in the United States. The Mexican community is not only the largest Hispanic group but also the fastest growing: from 1990 to 2000, the Mexican population grew 52.9% increasing from 13.5 million to 20.6 million (U.S. Department of Commerce News, 2001). The influx of Mexican immigrants coupled with the expansion of their community within the United States has created an unparalleled situation of language contact. Language is synonymous with identity (cf. Granger, 2004, and works cited within). To the extent that this is true, Spanish is synonymous with being Mexican and by extension, Chicano. With the advent of amnesty programs such as Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), which naturalized millions of Mexican migrants, what was once a temporal migratory population has become increasingly permanent (Durand et al., 1999). In an effort to conserve Mexican traditions and identity, the struggle to preserve the mother tongue while at the same time acculturate to mainstream Americana has resulted in a variant of Spanglish that has received little attention. This paper will examine the...
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...Poetry Analysis Bilingual Sestina by Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez was born in March 27th 1950 in New York City. When she was only 3 months old her family decided to return to their homeland in Dominican Republic. It seems they wanted to make a difference in their country which at that time was being ruled by the dictator General Rafael Trujillo. In 1960 her family returns to the United States because his father was part of a plot to overthrow country's dictator which it failed and under these circumstances put the whole family in jeopardy and they had to flee the island. Coming to this country and adapting to the language and the culture wasn't easy for Julia. She faced discrimination from the children at school because of her Hispanic ethnicity. Julia always loved stories since she was little she adored hearing them and also telling them, but is when she came to this country she developed her writing skills. Hispanic culture is more oral expression than written, is not very common for a child or teenager to keep a daily journal but it is for an American. Thankfully to this experiences in her life she was able to transformed them into wonderful written pieces. Since Julia went through the experience of adapting to a different country, culture and language, in this poem she tries to portray what Spanish feels to her and she wants her readers to know this in English with a hint of Spanish, which to me is like a cherry on top. This poem is about...
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...Act protects against discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, religion and national origin. However when the judicial system has examined English only workplace policies in light of Title VII, it has generally determined that such policies are not discriminatory if an employee is able to speak English. Although plaintiffs have argued that language is inextricably linked to national origin and cultural identity, the courts have stated that the use of a language other than English is detrimental to the morale of monolingual English speakers and a single language is necessary to ensure workplace harmony and proper management. This paper examines the court cases where English Only workplace policies have been challenged, and identifies the prevalent myths and ideologies held by businesses and the courts about language use, identity, and bilingual speakers. Through the process of homogeneism, linguistic diversity is rejected as monolingual English speakers are able to create and enforce rules that favor themselves as they construct the identity of “American” in their own image. Language is a central feature of human identity. When we hear someone speak, we immediately make guesses about gender, education level, age, profession, and place of origin. Beyond this individual matter, a language is a powerful symbol of national and ethnic identity. (Spolsky, 1999, p. 181) INTRODUCTION Language—both code and content—is a complicated dance between internal and...
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...Before I started my research in Code-Switching, I had very little knowledge of what code switching actually was. Through my research, I came to find that code means language; switching means alternating between. Right as I started my research, I started to notice that authors spell “code switching” in different ways. For example, they use it as two words, with a hyphen between them, or as one word. The different ways to spell code switching is a perfect example of the meaning of the word/s itself. Switching languages can mean a variety of things. As the articles I annotate below indicate, language switching can occur without notice, between dialects of a language, between different languages, and so on. Due to its broadness, it is important to focus on a topic of interest when researching code switching. I decided to focus on the advantages and benefits that Code Switching provides. The articles I reviewed give reasons why code switching happens, and some articles present many explanations. However, the main reasons as put forth by Arnfast and Jorgensen (2003), imitate the three main reasons that code switchers give for using their skill. These reasons are: to fill in linguistic gaps for words, acquisition or maintenance of social power, and social acceptance. After much research and by reading several studies of these approaches, I came to the conclusion that code switching is used rarely for one purpose. It is also doubtful that the users are completely aware of all the reasons...
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...Spanglish in the cinema Juan Ramón Abarca García 12-068-391 4th Semester juan.abarcagarcia@stud.unibas.ch 19th December 2014 Table of contents 1.-Introduction, aim and scope..........................................................................................3 2.-Literature review...........................................................................................................3 2.1.-Code-switching...............................................................................................3 2.2.-Spanish in the United States...........................................................................5 2.3.-Spanglish........................................................................................................6 3.-Data and methodology..................................................................................................8 4.-Analysis.........................................................................................................................9 5.-Conclusion...................................................................................................................13 6.-Transcription conventions...........................................................................................14 7.-Transcription...............................................................................................................15 8.-Bibliography....................................
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...tailored mortgage loans, great customer service, and financial consultation. • Generated Sales leads and made Sales calls • Originated over 40 mortgages for home purchases and refinances (generated $55,800 in revenue for this company) • Solidified contacts with local realtors, contractors, financial advisors, and other referral sources, met with all potential borrowers, and inspected all properties for requested financing • Reviewed and analyzed loans for approval in accordance with State and lender guidelines Inbound Sales Representative April 2010- October 2010 Time Warner Cable • Handled forty inbound Service and Sales calls per day • Analyzed Consumer Needs and implemented Time Warner Cable’s Sales process • Successfully completed Time Warner Cable’s first ever training class on Signature Home Suite of products and sold product Suite in test market of Charlotte, NC and Assisted others Representatives in their training • Completed Sales Orders and entered proper coding Data Analyst February 2009 – February 2010 Research Triangle Institute/HR Directions Raleigh, NC –A nonprofit institution whose mission is to improve the human condition through conducting studies for organizations such as the Department of Education. • Provided quality control analysis for over 8,000 student transcripts • Responsible for Data Receipt and Uploaded 475 student transcripts, Parsed 8,000 student transcripts, and Altered XML, PDF, EDI...
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...capture through your piece of literature. Now, the part I dislike about writing is having to follow structure and regulations. I do understand why there are building blocks to literacy writing, I just don’t feel you get to allow yourself to come out of your shell as much. For example, me, I am writing this essay allowing myself to express what I feel and about my writing history, but it’s going by some guidelines of the class. The font, margins, and the minimum length of the essay are just the beginning of them. In high school I remember we had to write about how we felt about a book that was assigned in class, but we had to have a thesis statement, a full-circle ending, and it had to be 3 pages long. I did enjoy reading the book, the analysis behind the words and writing what we got out of the book. It was the structural part of the assignment I didn’t enjoy. I do love to write, seeing my words come out onto paper comes naturally to me, even though I had a hard time at the beginning of my writing when I started grade school. My parents placed me in school at age four, when I started first grade I had trouble understanding the teachers because they spoke in a different language. Since I was...
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...Diversity is defined as “the state of unlikeness” or “the condition of being different”.( Online Etymology Dictionary) Culture refers to our way of life, including everything that is learned, shared, and transmitted from one generation to the next. (The American Heritage) Athletic and country, step mother, ABA therapist, and OCD are four aspects of diversity that influenced my personal identity. I’ve played sports and rode horses all my life, so naturally I dress athletic with a mix of country. I am a step mother to a 12 year old boy and a 10 year old girl with a daughter of my own that is 1 and a half. They have completely made my heart bigger by being in my life. I am a ABA, Applied Behavior Analysis, therapist at a non- profit organization for children on the spectrum of being autistic or having Aspergers. I specialize in the serious behavioral kids. Kids that engage in severe self-injurious behaviors, property destruction and aggression towards others. That in itself have made me have a whole new outlook on life. I’m very OCD with numbers. My life revolves around even numbers. I have to have everything on an even number or am overwhelmed with anxiety. When working with kids using ABA, it is all about observable behavior. Daily I teach these children how to fit in their society. We teach characteristics of the human behavior that are more appropriate for the setting they are attending. For an example; how to act and dress during a funeral or a wedding. Both events...
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...Argentina Introduction Argentina has a population of 33 Million with an ethnic composition of 85 percent European descent, primarily Spanish or Italian. Indians, mestizos (people of mixed Indian and Spanish ancestry), and blacks together make up the remaining 15 percent. The Republic of Argentina is a democracy for now, but has had a long history of military power. Spanish is the official language, although many people speak English, Italian, or other languages. Argentine Spanish is heavily influenced by Italian and is unlike Spanish spoken anywhere in Latin America. Church and state are officially separate, but about 90 percent of the population considers itself Roman Catholic. Jews and Protestants account for 2 percent each. Argentina Fun Fact Argentina is the homeland the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church known as the Bishop of Rome. Jorge Bergoglio, is the first Pope selected from outside Europe in over 100 years and the first from the Americas. He will be known as Pope Francis. The longtime Bishop of Buenos Aires, the new Pope spent the majority of his career at home in Argentina with his roots in the Jesuit Order. As the Cardinal of Buenos Aires, he was known for humility, doctrinal conservatism and a commitment to social justice. Argentina is a country of wide-open pampas and ancient forests, in addition to very sophisticated cities, such as its capital, Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, has the largest number of Jews in Latin America; they are commonly referred...
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...According to the University of Pennsylvania “there is a disconnect between school and home culture, and schools do not always seem to value the home culture” (Gibson, 2002). There are two types of negative attitudes: low expectations for Latino students, and negative perceptions of Latino parents. As exemplified in my review of literature, students and teachers often assume that Latino students do not need to go to college or even graduate high school. This needs to change. Latino students need to visualize themselves going to college and rising out of poverty. One of the most effective ways to combat this negative self perception is through parent encouragement and involvement. Once parents change their attitude of education and start to become more involved in their child’s schooling, the child will recognize the importance of education. The second negative...
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...future earnings and sales. The purpose of the case study was to figure out and suggest a new location for the company from the two chosen sites, A and B, by finding a multiple regression model using the data from 250 stores. Data There were several different types of data used for this analysis. Data set that was given in a file, consisted information of 250 stores on different demographics such as economic status, store size, composition and sales of the stores. The different variables in the file were: 1. Store size: Square feet and selling sq. ft. 2. % population who are black, and Spanish speaking 3. Different competitive groups based on scale of 1-7 4. Family income (in 000’s): 0-10, 10-14, 14-20, 20-30, 30-50, 50-100, >100 5. Median yearly income 6. Median home value 7. Median rent per month 8. Population % who are homeowners 9. % population who had no cars 10. % population with 1 car 11. % population with washer 12. % population with TV 13. % population with dryer 14. % population with dishwasher 15. % population with AC 16. % population with freezer 17. Total population 18. % population who have a second home 19. Education (in years): 0-8, 9-11, 12, 12+ 20. Average family size Results and Discussion The objective of the case study was to find and give the best possible site for the new store location. The subjective was given using the competitive type based on the scale range of 1-7...
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...storyShare This Page * EMAIL * FACEBOOK * TWITTER * SAVE * MORE Continue reading the main story When Arthur Brooks was 24, he was playing the French horn in a chamber music concert in Dijon, France. He noticed a beautiful woman smiling at him from the front row, so, after the recital, he made a beeline for her and introduced himself. Within seven seconds he came to two realizations. First, he was going to marry this woman. Second, she didn’t speak a word of English, and he didn’t speak a word of Spanish or Catalan, which were her languages. When he got home, he realized that if he was going to have a chance with Ester he was going to have to show some commitment. So he quit his job in America, moved to Barcelona and went to work with the Barcelona orchestra. Over the next few years, he learned Spanish and Catalan and Ester learned English. They have been happily married for 22 years. “Sometimes you just have to be all in,” says Brooks (who is no relation). “You have to go beyond cold utilitarian analysis.” Brooks later became a social scientist and is now president of the American Enterprise Institute, probably the most important think tank on the American right. He has emerged as one of the most ardent defenders of the free enterprise system. But the humanist that he is, he has primarily defended capitalism on moral terms. He’s criticized Republicans for defending capitalism on materialistic grounds — because it makes some people rich. Republicans, Brooks says...
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...companies across six continents” (Wyndham, para. 2, 2011). The paper will examine potential issues that could hinder the establishment of Wyndham’s presence in Kava. Wyndham’s mission is to “be the global leader in travel accommodations welcoming our guests to iconic brands and vacation destinations through our signature Count on Me! service” (Wyndham, para. 1, 2011). Decision-making and analysis pertaining to Wyndham’s presence in Kava must be sensitive in context to internal and external stakeholders needs. Wyndham is a very profitable company. On August 11, 2011, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation announced $500 Million increase in their Share Repurchase Program (Wyndham, 2011). Kava is one of many strands of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Neighboring destinations such as Fiji, Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu attract many tourists in search of island paradise. Kava’s population consist of an ethnic mix of native South Pacific tribes, Spanish, French, Asian, African, and an increasing number of Americans. Local inhabitants speak various languages including French, English, Spanish, and indigenous dialect. The downside of Kava’s populations is over 50% of the residents are under 15. Kava’s economic sector gains income from coffee, cocoa, spices, petroleum, sugar, bananas, tourism, fishing, and natural gas as well as cheap, quality labor. Increased tourism potential is well established in accordance with Kava’s location and accessibility. “Good decision-making...
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...Assessment and Analysis - Rio Grande Michele Foster, Chelsea Simpson, Cinimol Teju, Ann Brennan, Jessica Ramaley Grand Canyon University Community Assessment and Analysis - Rio Grande The lower Rio Grande Valley is located along the United States and Mexican border. The lower Rio Grande Valley consists of four counties along the southernmost tip of Texas (Migrant Health Promotion, 2012). These counties include metropolitan areas such as Rio Grande City, McAllen, Harlingen, and Brownsville (Migrant Health Promotion, 2012). The Rio Grande Valley is nestled right along the Rio Grande River which is why the area is so abundant in agriculture. In phenomenological communities, place is emphasized more by the sense of belonging among the members (Maurer & Smith, 2009). The lower Rio Grande Valley has over one million people in which 90 percent of the population is Hispanic (Migrant Health Promotion, 2012). The Valley is known to be home to one of the largest concentrations of farm workers in the United States (Migrant Health Promotion, 2012). A considerable amount of farm workers travel from Mexico to work in agriculture in the United States and because of this, the members of this community can relate. Four counties in the southern tip of Texas along the Mexican border make up the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Over 1 million people make up this population with 85 to 98% being Hispanic. It is made up of over 2,000 colonias and most of residents. Colonia is a Spanish term for...
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...External Environmental Analysis Hofstede’s Dimensions of cultural values | | Japan | USA | Individualism Vs. Collectivism | Collectivism | Individualism | Power Distances | Large power distance | Small power distance | Uncertainty avoidance | Strong uncertainty avoidance | Weak uncertainty avoidance | Masculinity Vs. Femininity | Masculinity | Masculinity | Confucian work dynamism | Long-term oriented | Short-term oriented | *Retrieved from: http://www.geert-hofstede.com Individualism Vs Collectivism: * Japan: it is really important for people in Japan to be a part of a group and to behave as a part of a group. * USA: people in the USA are more concerned about themselves and not that group oriented. They honor more the individual achievement also when they work within a group. Power Distance: * Japan: people in Japan are treated differently because of their different positions in an organization, but anyhow with dignity. Managers for example have to make decisions on their own. * USA: it is usual to treat people in a lower-level as equals. Decision making for example is not only a manager’s exercise. Uncertainty avoidance: * Japan: Japan has more explicit rules and strict laws. People are working more correct and stay in the same company for a long time. * USA: people in the USA are more easy going and flexible, but anyhow competent. Masculinity Vs Femininity: * Japan: is to be said the most masculine country in the...
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