Spanish in Africa/Africa in Spanish: Current Challenges and Methodologies in Afro-Hispanic Linguistics

Since the 1960s, Afro-Hispanic linguistics has produced vital knowledge at the intersection of African diaspora studies and Spanish sociolinguistics - yet many misconceptions persist in research literature. To challenge those biased assumptions, the contributions gathered in this volume present current research on Afro-Hispanic varieties from both sides of the Atlantic (Equatorial Guinean Spanish, Palenquero, Afro-Puerto Rican Spanish from Lo za, San Andrean Colombia] Raizal Spanish) and address the influence of Portuguese-based Creoles on Afro-Hispanic varieties during the early colonial era.

Conceived in cooperation with students, activists, social workers, civil servants, and researchers who work with Afro-Hispanic languages and communities (as well as with other languages and communities who suffer linguistic, social, and racial marginalization), this volume adopts a social justice framework that seeks tangible, material, and quality-of-life improvements for the speech communities in which it investigates. It includes best practices for empirical research, recruitment of respondents and informants, fieldwork and archival work, and pedagogical and community-facing applications of research.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111340643
• ISBN13: 9783111340647
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary