Latinos in the United States have a complicated relationship with the Spanish language. While the language can be a unifying force and even a competitive advantage, it’s also a source of tension, ...
About half of U.S. Latinos who don’t speak Spanish well say they have been shamed by other Latinos for it, a Pew Research Center survey has found, though 75% of all Latinos say they can speak the ...
Mr. Stavans is a consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary. He is the author, most recently, of “The People’s Tongue: Americans and the English Language.” Spanish speakers across the Caribbean ...