Chicano Discourse: Socio-historic Perspectives

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by Dr. Rosaura Sánchez

ISBN: 
978-1-55885-117-7
Category: Non-Fiction/Reference
Published: 1994
Bind: Trade Paperback
Pages: 192

 

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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; Chicano Spanish in terms of varieties, fields of discourse and participants; and code-switching.