Bilingual Youth: Spanish-speakers at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Spanish is spoken by approximately 406 million people, making it the second most commonly spoken language in the world. A fair estimate is that approximately one‐third of this population is bilingual. This article focuses on Spanish‐speaking bilingual youth in a variety of sociolinguistic situations...

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Published in:Language and linguistics compass 2016-06, Vol.10 (6), p.272-283
Main Author: Potowski, Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Adolescents
Bilingualism
Education policy
Language history
Sociolinguistics
Spanish language
Spoken language
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Summary:Spanish is spoken by approximately 406 million people, making it the second most commonly spoken language in the world. A fair estimate is that approximately one‐third of this population is bilingual. This article focuses on Spanish‐speaking bilingual youth in a variety of sociolinguistic situations around the world, summarizing a sample of research in four broad areas – linguistic structure, family language policy, education, and identity – and points out areas for future research.
ISSN:1749-818X
1749-818X
DOI:10.1111/lnc3.12192