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George Lopez and code-switching
You can use this clip from the George Lopez TV show to analyze code-switching.
“Reasonable suspicion” and “illegality” in the Daily Show
Here’s a send up on the ambiguities of “reasonable suspicion” and “illegality” from the Daily Show from May 2011, apropos of Arizona’s immigration law: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-6-2010/suspicious-behavior-on-cinco-de-mayo This clip would… Read More »“Reasonable suspicion” and “illegality” in the Daily Show
Perfect English in I Love Lucy
In this clip from I Love Lucy, Lucy is intent on teaching her future child to speak “perfect English”, and she criticizes her husband Ricky Ricardo’s… Read More »Perfect English in I Love Lucy
Rob Gronkowski “Yo soy fiesta”
In this interview for ESPN Deportes, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski attempts to speak some Spanish and ends the interview by saying, “Yo soy fiesta”… Read More »Rob Gronkowski “Yo soy fiesta”
2010 Colbert Report on creating fear through images
On the subject of constructing Latin American immigrants as inherintly “illegal,” here is a great clip from a 2010 Colbert Report show– http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/361456/october-07-2010/indecision-2010—revenge-of-the-fallen—fearstock-com If the… Read More »2010 Colbert Report on creating fear through images
Anti-illegal alien website
This anti-illegal alien site contains rants about illegal aliens and compares them to thieves, invaders, etc: http://www.illegalaliens.us/ Some of the more interesting links on the site… Read More »Anti-illegal alien website
Sotomayor “You have lots of splainin to do”
“You have lots of ‘splaining to do”… Senator Tom Corburn (R-Oklahoma) interrupted Supreme Court candidate Sonia Sotomayor’s explanation about gun laws with this phrase, which echoes… Read More »Sotomayor “You have lots of splainin to do”
Politicians’ remarks about Hispanic voters and chimichangas
From Taco- to Chimichanga-Gate * “Insensitive Remarks Know No Party” by Kathleen McKinley,Houston Chronicle (February 18, 2012) http://blog.chron.com/texassparkle/2012/02/insensitive-remarks-knows-no-party/ * “The chimichanga wars” By Dana Milbank,Washington… Read More »Politicians’ remarks about Hispanic voters and chimichangas
Glee “The Spanish Teacher” episode
This episode of Glee is all about negotiating the Spanish language in an English-dominant US high school. There are some great examples of indexicality and lines… Read More »Glee “The Spanish Teacher” episode
Spanish at the Golden Globes
In this clip from the 2012 Golden Globes, the TV series Modern Family is presented with an award, and the legitimacy of Spanish and intelligibility… Read More »Spanish at the Golden Globes
Gingrich and the language of prosperity
Newt Gingrich argues against bilingual education because English is “the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rF694NzjPU [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rF694NzjPU[/youtube] Here is his… Read More »Gingrich and the language of prosperity