Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Discussion Questions for Friday

Hey these are just a few questions I came up with, I just got out of class and now I have to go to work?  I will post some more in a few hours! 

What is recognized as the 'real' Spanish?

What is bilingualism?  Also why have some authors like John Lipski claim bilingualism is dead?

What usually happens in the US to the third generations of an 'immigrant' family?

Why is it easier for second generations within an 'immigrant' family to be bilingual?

Despite the limited information regarding the linguistic origin of 'Spanlish,' should Spanlish be recognized as a third language?

Why is the bilingual practice of switching from one language to another despised, and users viewed as nonlingual?


Why has sexual orientation differently stigmatized in Latin America and the US?

Why were there prevalently more lesbian academic literature than male homosexuals during the 80s and 90s?

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