book chapter
English Only Jamás but Spanish Only Cuidado: Language and Nationalism in Contemporary Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican jam: rethinking colonialism and nationalism • Minneapolis • Published In 1997 • Pages: 257-285
By: Negrón-Muntaner, Frances.
Abstract
This is a study of language nationalism in Puerto Rico after 1898 when the United States government, as a colonial power, took over control of the island following the Spanish-American war. Negron-Muntaner examines the controversy regarding the introduction of the English language into the curricula of the Puerto Rican school system, forcing bilingualism on the population, a condition favored by the majorities which tended to support the coexistence of both languages as the "ideal" state of affairs on the island, with Spanish being used as the undisputed vernacular. Attempts to acquire U. S. citizenship as well as statehood are also discussed in this article.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Caribbean
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2012
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1898-1997
- Coverage Place
- Puerto Rico
- Notes
- Frances Negrón-Muntaner
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 97009569
- LCSH
- Puerto Ricans