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- The Cambridge Handbook of Heritage Languages and Linguistics
- Cambridge Handbooks In Language And Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Heritage Languages and Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Heritage Languages around the World
- 1 Slavic Heritage Languages around the Globe
- 2 Heritage Languages in Europe
- 3 Heritage Languages in Southeastern Europe
- 4 Heritage Languages in China
- 5 Heritage Languages in Japan and Korea
- 6 Heritage Languages in Israel
- 7 Heritage Languages in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia
- 8 Heritage Languages in Canada
- 9 Asian Heritage Languages in the United States
- 10 The Vitality of Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States
- 11 Germanic Heritage Varieties in the Americas
- 12 Arabic in North America
- 13 Heritage Languages in South America
- 14 Language Attrition and Heritage Language Reversal in Returnees
- Part II Research Approaches to Heritage Languages
- Part III Grammatical Aspects of Heritage Languages
- Part IV Heritage Language Education
- Index
- References
13 - Heritage Languages in South America
from Part I - Heritage Languages around the World
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 November 2021
- The Cambridge Handbook of Heritage Languages and Linguistics
- Cambridge Handbooks In Language And Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Heritage Languages and Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Heritage Languages around the World
- 1 Slavic Heritage Languages around the Globe
- 2 Heritage Languages in Europe
- 3 Heritage Languages in Southeastern Europe
- 4 Heritage Languages in China
- 5 Heritage Languages in Japan and Korea
- 6 Heritage Languages in Israel
- 7 Heritage Languages in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia
- 8 Heritage Languages in Canada
- 9 Asian Heritage Languages in the United States
- 10 The Vitality of Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States
- 11 Germanic Heritage Varieties in the Americas
- 12 Arabic in North America
- 13 Heritage Languages in South America
- 14 Language Attrition and Heritage Language Reversal in Returnees
- Part II Research Approaches to Heritage Languages
- Part III Grammatical Aspects of Heritage Languages
- Part IV Heritage Language Education
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter explores a representative cross-section of heritage languages, in Spanish-speaking Latin American nations and in Brazil. The presentation is organized by the circumstances that gave rise to heritage language enclaves: voluntary immigration, including recruitment efforts by Latin American governments, immigration of religious minorities. Immigration resulting from contract labor, and continent-internal migration, often resulting from economic hardship. None of the heritage languages enjoys official recognition, but some encompass entire communities while others have dwindled to small groups of speakers. Among the heritage languages examined are German and Mennonite Low German, Italian, Ukrainian, Polish, Haitian Creole, Japanese, and American, British, and Creole English as well as transplanted varieties of Spanish and Portuguese. Attitudes toward heritage languages as well as linguistic self-esteem of speakers are equally diverse, ranging from ethnic pride to scorn, and the discussion includes an overview of circumstances that both favor and endanger heritage language maintenance.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Heritage Languages and Linguistics , pp. 305 - 350Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021