This thesis deals with the concept of language shift, paying particular attention to Spanish in the United States. Initially, the factors that influence a language's shift in dominance such as population dislocation, ...
In the United States alone, almost 9% of the population--22 million individuals--speaks Spanish (Grimes, 1996). The population of Hispanics/Latinos is predicted to increase to 51 million individuals by the year 2025 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1995). Many of these individuals will be nat...
A.Fast food spread from Spain to the United States.B.Some Spanish actors go to America for development.C.Most Spanish people don’t like to listen to their own music.D.The influence of America on Spain can be found everywhere.【小题】(3) What plays an important part in spreading ...
influence in Latin American affairs. The United States had already invested almost $50 million in the Cuban economy by 1890. Additionally, U.S. and Cuban trade was worth almost $100 million. While the general public was horrified by the suffering of the relocated Cubans, other Americans were ...
This dissertation addresses the tension between multiculturalism and national unity within the context of Spanish and English language usage in the United States. Will moves to promote bilingualism and dual-language school programs lead to a fragmented society? Under what circumstances might bilingualism ...
in the United States, focusing on who may use this language and under what circumstances. This book contributes to an examination of Spanish in the United States as a language of selected uses and selected users, along with the factors that can influence United States Latinos acceptance of its...
The different labels given to these elements may be due to the discourse maker under examination, to its linguistic function in the discourse, or to the researcher's theoretical point of view. In the United States, which is our context of study, few studies have researched the impact of ...
Influence of various traditional seasonings on beef flavor: United States, Spanish, and Argentinian practices A consumer survey was done to determine seasonings used in Argentina, Spain and the US. Large differences were found among cooking practices of the studie... L. Vazquez-Araujo,E. Chambers...
incorporatedterritory of the United States. However, while English is the official language of the United States, Puerto Rico mainly speaks a unique version of Spanish based once again on local dialect influence. Therefore, Puerto Rico is classified as one of the nations which speaks Spanish ...
Risk behavior-based model of the cubic growth of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the United States The cumulative number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the United States has grown as the cube of time rather than exponentially. W... SA Colgate,EA Stanley,JM Hyman,...