Bilingual Youth: Spanish‐speakers at the Beginning of the 21st Century. Issue 6 (June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Potowski, Kim
• Is Part Of: Language and linguistics compass. Volume 10:Issue 6(2016:Jun.)
• Page Start: 272
• Page End: 283
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Subjects: Language and languages -- Periodicals; Linguistics -- Periodicals; Applied linguistics -- Periodicals; Linguistique -- Périodiques; Linguistique appliquée -- Périodiques; Langage et langues -- Périodiques; 400
• DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.12192
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1749-818X

Abstract

Abstract: Spanish is spoken by approximately 406 million people, making it the second most commonly spoken language in the world. A fair estimate is that approximately one‐third of this population is bilingual. This article focuses on Spanish‐speaking bilingual youth in a variety of sociolinguistic situations around the world, summarizing a sample of research in four broad areas – linguistic structure, family language policy, education, and identity – and points out areas for future research.