Spanish in Africa/Africa in Spanish - (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Romanische Philologie) by Adrián Rodríguez-Riccelli & Rey Romero (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Since the 1960s, Afro-Hispanic linguistics has produced vital knowledge at the intersection of African diaspora studies and Spanish sociolinguistics - yet many misconceptions persist in research literature.
- About the Author: Adrián Rodríguez-Riccelli, The State University of New York at Buffalo; Reynaldo Romero, University of Houston-Downtown, Texas, USA.
- 295 Pages
- Foreign Language Study, Romance Languages (Other)
- Series Name: Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Romanische Philologie
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About the Book
This collected volume presents current research on Afro-Hispanic varieties from both sides of the Atlantic: Equatorial Guinean Spanish, Palenquero, Afro-Puerto Rican Spanish from Loíza, San Andrean (Colombia) Raizal Spanish. Within a social justiceBook Synopsis
Since the 1960s, Afro-Hispanic linguistics has produced vital knowledge at the intersection of African diaspora studies and Spanish sociolinguistics - yet many misconceptions persist in research literature. To challenge those biased assumptions, the contributions gathered in this volume present current research on Afro-Hispanic varieties from both sides of the Atlantic (Equatorial Guinean Spanish, Palenquero, Afro-Puerto Rican Spanish from Loíza, San Andrean [Colombia] Raizal Spanish) and address the influence of Portuguese-based Creoles on Afro-Hispanic varieties during the early colonial era.
Conceived in cooperation with students, activists, social workers, civil servants, and researchers who work with Afro-Hispanic languages and communities (as well as with other languages and communities who suffer linguistic, social, and racial marginalization), this volume adopts a social justice framework that seeks tangible, material, and quality-of-life improvements for the speech communities in which it investigates. It includes best practices for empirical research, recruitment of respondents and informants, fieldwork and archival work, and pedagogical and community-facing applications of research.
About the Author
Adrián Rodríguez-Riccelli, The State University of New York at Buffalo; Reynaldo Romero, University of Houston-Downtown, Texas, USA.
