The Role of Spanish as a Minority Language in a Rural Town in Oregon

What is it about?

This article presents the results of a study of the presence of Spanish in the visible signage in an Oregon town where over 30% of the population report speaking Spanish as their primary home language--the methods include photos of signage and interviews with business owners.

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Why is it important?

The visibility of languages in the public domain of multilingual communities has a significant impact on the status of minority languages and is a reflection of language policies, attitudes toward the languages and their speakers, and ethnolinguistic vitality.