Chicano Discourse: Socio-Historic Perspectives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781558851177)

This is the first book to formulate a theoretical framework to explain the relation between verbal interaction and societal factors. Topics include: the Chicano population as a lingual and national minority residing in the Southwest; speakers who continue to use Spanish as their informal language; social variables and discourse analysis; Chicano Spanish in terms of varieties, fields of discourse, and participants; and code-switching.

Author: Rosaura Sanchez
ISBN-10: 1558851178
ISBN-13: 9781558851177
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1994
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.56d