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Spanish as a world language: language and identity in a global era

Spanish as a world language: language and identity in a global era
Spanish as a world language: language and identity in a global era
The article traces the spread of Spanish across the globe, highlighting the changing nature of this spread, from indicator of local dominance to colonisation, and then, today, globalisation. This article focuses on the role of Spanish in an era of globalisation, raising issues about the nature of a world or global language, and noting how the emergence of such languages mirrors the decrease of a wider linguistic diversity. It seeks to answer such questions as whether Spanish can be called a global language or instead only an international one. It suggests various tests that should be applied in order to consider what constitutes a global language. I will conclude by speculating on the future spread and role of Spanish, particularly in the U. S. and in its interaction with English.
global languages, language spread, US Spanish, language policies, language and national identity
1571-0718
3-20
Mar-Molinero, Clare
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Mar-Molinero, Clare
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Mar-Molinero, Clare (2004) Spanish as a world language: language and identity in a global era. Spanish in Context, 1 (1), 3-20. (doi:10.1075/sic.1.1.03mar).

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The article traces the spread of Spanish across the globe, highlighting the changing nature of this spread, from indicator of local dominance to colonisation, and then, today, globalisation. This article focuses on the role of Spanish in an era of globalisation, raising issues about the nature of a world or global language, and noting how the emergence of such languages mirrors the decrease of a wider linguistic diversity. It seeks to answer such questions as whether Spanish can be called a global language or instead only an international one. It suggests various tests that should be applied in order to consider what constitutes a global language. I will conclude by speculating on the future spread and role of Spanish, particularly in the U. S. and in its interaction with English.

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Published date: 2004
Keywords: global languages, language spread, US Spanish, language policies, language and national identity

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Local EPrints ID: 37850
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/37850
ISSN: 1571-0718
PURE UUID: 889cc60b-e246-4ad9-825e-59cb71c324c2

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Date deposited: 26 May 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 08:02

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