PUERTO RICAN PRIDE

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THE SINGULARLY STRANGE STORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN PUERTO RICO Milenio (1999), 3, 33-60. Dr. Alicia Pousada University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Introduction The history of the English language in Puerto Rico is a decidedly peculiar one, characterized by incessant conflict and chaotic change. English has long been viewed on the island as both a tool of liberation and an instrument of oppression. Children are told from the earliest grades that English will be vital for their educational and professional advancement, while they are also cautioned that learning it too well may endanger their Puerto Rican identity. Fostering English is linked in the minds of many Puerto Ricans with assimilationism, while defending Spanish is the hallmark of nationalism. Consequently, overt popular support of English acquisition coexists with covert popular resistance, complicating even further the teaching task. As is often the case in situations of language contact, attitudes towards the language have blurred together with attitudes towards the people who speak it and the government behind them. Despite the role of English as a language of wider communication on a global scale, in Puerto Rico it is most often associated with the United States and its policies. As a result, to study the history of English on the island is to study the history of Puerto Rico's uneasy relationship with the U. S. and its political, economic, and cultural implications. In this paper, I will review the historical development of English on the island, from the earliest contact up to the present time. I will utilize historical and policy documents as well as different studies which have been carried out regarding the use of English, its influence upon Puerto Rican Spanish, and popular attitudes towards its role in Puerto Rican society. http://www.puertorico-heral...

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