In:Linguistic Landscape in the Spanish-speaking World
Edited by Patricia Gubitosi and Michelle F. Ramos Pellicia
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics 35] 2021
► pp. 73–104
Chapter 3Ethnolinguistic vitality and linguistic landscape
The status of Spanish in Dallas, TX
Published online: 29 July 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.35.03pas
https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.35.03pas
Abstract
Using a quantitative-method approach, a corpus of
photos of Linguistic Landscape texts taken in the most densely
populated Hispanic neighborhoods in Dallas (Texas) is analyzed in
search of indicators that allow us to gauge the ethnolinguistic
vitality of Spanish in the region. This research goal is
operationalized by studying the relative distribution of Spanish and
English in bilingual linguistic landscape texts; the symbolic and
informational meanings of each language; the representation of local
Spanish varieties, including phenomena related to language contact;
and the use or non-use of normative writing conventions. The
findings of this study augment our understanding of the impact of
existing language ideologies and attitudes towards local varieties
of Spanish on the prestige and utility of Spanish.
Article outline
- Introduction
- Ethnolinguistic vitality of Spanish in Dallas, TX
- Ethnolinguistic vitality and linguistic landscape
- The study
- Results and analysis
- Conclusion
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