Puerto Rico’s Language Officialization Debates: Perspectives From a Mountain Corridor Community

Abstract

"Language officialization legislation in Puerto Rico inspires significant political and academic debate, and the will of the Puerto Rican people is frequently summoned as supporting either the sole officialization of Spanish or that of both Spanish and English. Applying Bourdieu’s legitimate language framework, this article examines perspectives on officialization articulated by members of a community located in the island’s central mountain corridor. Using a critical discourse analytical perspective, the study shows how participants legitimate particular language practices and ideologies, and identifies both contrasting points of view and common ground between the participants’ discourses and the broader discourses on the island."

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