Spanglish: Current Issues, Future Perspectives, and Linguistic Insights

none2siThe Oxford Handbook of Latino Studies Edited by Ilan Stavans Abstract This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online. For more information, please read the site FAQs. Keywords: Latinx, folklore, Midwest, festivals, corridos, danza, charrería, undocumented, LULAC, social justice, bilingual broadcasting, global, media, Latinx/Latino, representation, Spanish language, Telenovelas, television, translatinidades, transnational, Latino studies, Teatro Campesino, Lin Manuel Miranda, INTAR, Coatlicue Theater Company, Luis Valdez, Irene Fornés, transcolonial, gothic, decolonial, transamerican, Latinx, anti-colonial, geocultural, transatlantic, counternarrative, Latino studies, Latinos/as and sport, Spanish-surnamed athletes, Latinos/as and collegiate sport, Latinos and rural communities, Latino/a high school athletes, Mexican Americans and basketball, Mexican Americans and softball, Jessica Mendoza, Lisa Fernandez, hip-hop, Latino rap, Orishas, Afro-Latino, indigenous rap, exile, refugees, Latino philosophy, Hispanic philosophy, Latin American philosophy, ethnic-group terms, ethnic philosophy, the Latin American essay., Latino/a literature, bilingualism, bilingualism in literature, Latino/a writers, Nuyorican poets, Nuyorican writers, Spanglish, Spanglish in literature, code-switching in literature, Latinx literature, affect theory, aesthetics, bilingualism, Latino studies, Latinx literature, metonymy, rhetoric, Spanglish, United States, language contact, bilingualism, intercultural, cognitive approach Bibliographic Information ISBN: 9780190691202 Published online: Oct 2018 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190691202.001.0001 EDITOR Ilan Stavans, editor Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include The Hispanic Condition (1995), On Borrowed Words (2001), Spanglish (2003), Love and Language (2007), and Gabriel García Márquez: The Early Years (2010). He is the editor of The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories (1998), The Poetry of Pablo Neruda (2003), the 3-volume set More Latinx Midwest Folklore Stacey Alex and Frederick Luis Aldama Television and its Impact on Latinx Communities Mari Castañeda Reflections on Latino/a Theater Debra Castillo Transcolonial Gothic and Decolonial Satire in Ramón Emeterio Betances Ivonne M. García Latinos/as and Sports: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go Jorge Iber Barrio Music: Spirituality and Social Justice in Latino Hip-Hop Alejandro Nava Latino Philosophy Susana Nuccetelli The Bilingualisms of Latino/a Literatures Rolando Pérez Rhetoric and Affect in Bilingual Latinx Literature Matylda Figlerowicz and Doris Sommer Spanglish: Current Issues, Future Perspectives, and Linguistic Insights Silvia Betti and Renata EnghelsThis chapter studies a series of important issues concerning Spanglish as a hybrid language. It discusses why Spanglish has constituted a growing topic of interest ever since it first attracted the attention of specialists, be it from a linguistic, literary, or social- cultural perspective. The study also discusses the main challenges Spanglish is expected to be confronted with in the (near) future given that, more than ever, the identity of its speakers is at stake. A final part argues in favor of the maintenance of Spanglish as a unique form of bilingualism. By adopting a cognitive and functional viewpoint on language, it is shown that the analysis of Spanglish grammar offers insights into the main characteristics of human language, including basic principles such as iconicity, economy, creativity, and productivity.nonenoneSilvia Betti; Renata EnghelsSilvia Betti; Renata Enghel