Shift Happens: Spanish and English Transmission Between Parents and Their Children Export

@article{citeulike:1161552, abstract = {We examined evidence for linguistic bands in Spanish/English language shift. Linguistic bands, defined as the degree of individuals' exposure to a language they may not speak but nonetheless comprehend, facilitate English/Spanish bilingualism and increase linguistic diversity rather than English monolingualism. Data for this study came from the National Chicano Survey ( ), the California Identity Project ( ), a statewide survey, and a California rural town convenience sample. Our findings strongly suggest that Spanish to English shift does occur from one generation of Latinos to another, but the existence of linguistic bands results, also, in stable English/Spanish bilingualism. Finally, we discuss consequences of advocating ” English-Only” policies and their effects on educational equity and social justice.}, author = {Hurtado, A\'{\i}da and Vega, Luis A.}, citeulike-article-id = {1161552}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://web.ebscohost.com.bob.csueastbay.edu/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=21&sid=0ccd75e6-1026-47e7-b059-ac216d0f8ca5%40SRCSM1}, journal = {Journal of Social Issues}, keywords = {language\_shift, ling}, month = {March}, number = {1}, pages = {137--155}, posted-at = {2007-03-14 21:03:53}, priority = {2}, title = {Shift Happens: Spanish and English Transmission Between Parents and Their Children}, url = {http://web.ebscohost.com.bob.csueastbay.edu/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=21&sid=0ccd75e6-1026-47e7-b059-ac216d0f8ca5%40SRCSM1}, volume = {60}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1161552 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1161552 N2 - We examined evidence for linguistic bands in Spanish/English language shift. Linguistic bands, defined as the degree of individuals' exposure to a language they may not speak but nonetheless comprehend, facilitate English/Spanish bilingualism and increase linguistic diversity rather than English monolingualism. Data for this study came from the National Chicano Survey ( ), the California Identity Project ( ), a statewide survey, and a California rural town convenience sample. Our findings strongly suggest that Spanish to English shift does occur from one generation of Latinos to another, but the existence of linguistic bands results, also, in stable English/Spanish bilingualism. Finally, we discuss consequences of advocating “English-Only” policies and their effects on educational equity and social justice. IS - 1 JF - Journal of Social Issues EP - 155 TI - Shift Happens: Spanish and English Transmission Between Parents and Their Children VL - 60 SP - 137 KW - language_shift KW - ling AU - Hurtado, Aída AU - Vega, Luis PY - 2004/03// UR - http://web.ebscohost.com.bob.csueastbay.edu/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=21&sid=0ccd75e6-1026-47e7-b059-ac216d0f8ca5%40SRCSM1 ER -