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Galindo, D. Letticia – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1995
Interviews with 30 Chicano adolescents in 2 Austin barrios examined the varieties of English and Spanish used by respondents and their Anglo and African American peers, functions of the language varieties, maintenance of Spanish, language shift toward English, Spanish-accented English, and ethnic and social identity. Contains 43 references.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Code Switching (Language), Dialects, English
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Ramirez, Arnulfo G.; And Others – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1983
Mexican American high school students from Texas (50) and California (80) registered reactions to four varieties of Spanish: code switching, ungrammatical, dialectical, "standard" Mexican Spanish. The last rated higher than the other three varieties, the two "non-standard" varieties higher than code switching. Judgements were…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Code Switching (Language), Dialects, Family Influence