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Silvia Betti

The latest edition of Glosas, published in March 2024, takes readers on a fascinating journey through the linguistic and cultural complexities of the contemporary Spanish-speaking world. This issue presents a variety of articles and texts that address topics of great relevance and debate, offering a deep and insightful look at the dynamics that shape our understanding of language and identity.

Bilingualism in the United States: trajectories between integration, tolerance, and linguistic restriction

Silvia Betti

The English-Spanish bilingualism in the United States has been a subject of debate throughout history. After the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the Latino population found themselves in a situation of alienation in their own land. Although formally granted American citizenship, the imposition of English sparked controversy. The role of Spanish in bilingual education has been significant, influenced by migratory flows and the growth of the Spanish-speaking population. Language policy has been a matter of debate, with advocates for the promotion of English as a unifying language.

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Examples of gender-neutral language in the CORPES XXI and METAPRES

Lisa Gozzi

Gender-neutral language is a linguistic tool that aims at promoting the inclusion of all social groups without sex or gender-identity based discrimination. However, its inclusion in the daily usage of the Spanish language encounters on a regular basis opponents and resistance. As a matter of fact, it is possible to find features in the language that, used under specific circumstances, might prove to be sexist, nevertheless, the Real Academia Española is reluctant to include gender-neutral techniques to the language norm. This work aims at analyzing the presence of two different gender-neutral techniques in two corpora dedicated to current Spanish, CORPES XXI and METAPRES, in order to verify the actual inclusion of these techniques in the language of the 21st century.

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