Attitudes toward Spanish language maintenance or shift (LMLS) in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas

Authors

Hugo A. Macias, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Pamela L. Anderson, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Ralph Carlson, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Abstract

This article considers attitudes among Spanish/English bilinguals of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas toward Spanish language maintenance or language shift to English. The investigation was undertaken to replicate and compare results with similar data collected in 1982. Since the area has changed socially in the intervening years and is now the third-fastest-growing metropolitan-suburban area in the United States. it seems prudent to reconsider the sociolinguistic attitude changes that may also have occurred. Data collection. sampling. the indices. and the analysis of the 1982 study were replicated as nearly as possible for the present study. Results of the analysis and comparisons are reported.

Comments

Original published version available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2002-1000

Recommended Citation

Mejías, H. A., Anderson, P. L., & Carlson, R. (2002). Attitudes toward Spanish language maintenance or shift (LMLS) in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, (158), 121-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2002-1000

Publication Title

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

DOI

10.1515/ijsl-2002-1000