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Shenk, Elaine – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2017
This article examines the perspectives of Puerto Ricans living in the United States in response to a publicity campaign that focuses on the correction of linguistic features that appear in some Puerto Ricans' spoken Spanish. The campaign addresses phonetic, morphological, lexical, and syntactic features, including a specific set of words or…
Descriptors: Puerto Ricans, Language Attitudes, Spanish, Language Variation
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Choi, Lee Jin – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2017
The process of globalization, along with the advent of Internet technology, has resulted in the increasing presence of written mixed-language discourses produced and used by multilinguals in online spaces (e. g. online chat, instant messaging, and online discussion boards). Despite the fact that multilingual texts have become more visible and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Attitudes, Multilingualism, Ethnography
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Nurmi, Arja – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2016
Translating multilingual texts is still a new field of inquiry. Transplanting a text where the function of embraced multilingual practices is strongly related to local ethnic identities can provide challenges for translators and readers alike. This study discusses the translation strategies adopted by second-year translation students on an…
Descriptors: Translation, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Multilingualism, Case Studies