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Publication details [#65250]

Christiansen, M. Sidury. 2018. ‘¡Hable Bien M’ijo o Gringo o Mx!’: language ideologies in the digital communication practices of transnational Mexican bilinguals. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 21 (4) : 439–450.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | communication | ideology | internet | social network

Language as a subject

English, American | Spanish, Mexican

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper explores Facebook talks between members of a transnational social network of US- and Mexico-born English/Spanish bilinguals. It employs the frame of language ideologies to examine how members unequally construct identity and membership depending on whether they interact mainly in Spanish or English.