Sociolinguistic dimensions of immigration to the United States

• Autores: Kim Potowski
• Localización: Lengua y Migración = Language and Migration, ISSN 1889-5425, ISSN-e 2660-7166, Vol. 5, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 29-50
• Idioma: inglés
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    Dimensiones sociolingüísticas de la inmigración en Estados Unidos. Desde su creación, Estados Unidos ha sido siempre una nación de inmigrantes. Sin embargo, los principales discursos nacionales sobre la presencia y el valor de las lenguas diferentes del inglés (y de sus hablantes) a menudo son negativos y consideran la diversidad lingüística un problema. Este artículo resume alguna de las principales infl uencias en el panorama nacional y lingüístico de los movimientos migratorios hacia Estados Unidos.

  • English

    Since its inception, the U.S. has always been a nation of immigrants. Mainstream national discourses about the presence and value of non- English languages (and their speakers), however, are often negative and view linguistic diversity as a problem. This article summarizes some of the major infl uences on the national and the linguistic landscape of migratory movements to the U.S.

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