Article published in:
Translation and/in Periodical PublicationsEdited by María Constanza Guzmán
[Translation and Interpreting Studies 14:2] 2019
► pp. 218–242
Language and translation practices of Spanish-language newspapers published in the U.S. borderlands between 1808 and 1930
Laura Gasca Jiménez | Fairfield University
Maira E. Álvarez | University of Houston
Sylvia Fernández | University of Houston
This article examines the impact of the anglicizing language policies implemented after the annexation of the U.S.
borderlands to the United States on language use by describing the language and translation practices of Spanish-language
newspapers published in the U.S. borderlands across different sociohistorical periods from 1808 to 1930. Sixty Hispanic-American
newspapers (374 issues) from 1808 to 1980 were selected for analysis. Despite aggressive anglicizing legislation that caused a
societal shift of language use from Spanish into English in most borderland states after the annexation, the current study
suggests that the newspapers resisted assimilation by adhering to the Spanish language in the creation of original content and in
translation.
Keywords: translation practices, language practices, Spanish-Language newspapers, borderlands, language use, language maintenance
Article outline
- Introduction
- Sociohistorical context
- The Hispanic Period (1513–1820)
- The Mexican Period (1821–1848)
- The Transition Period (1849–1909)
- The Interaction Period (1910–1930)
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Notes
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Published online: 26 June 2019
https://doi.org/10.1075/tis.00039.gas
https://doi.org/10.1075/tis.00039.gas
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