Performing Bilingualism: An Ethnographic Analysis of Discursive Practices at a Day Labor Center in the Southwest

This ethnographic research examines the social implications of the ethnolinguistic contact that occurs in the U.S.-Mexico border region at a day labor center in Tucson, Arizona. I discuss the multiple values of English and Spanish in this setting and how individuals interpret and negotiate these val...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DuBord, Elise M.
Other Authors: Carvalho, Ana Maria
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195691