Twenty years ago, our book The Last Colonies (1998) examined the status of some 50
overseas territories still administered by Britain, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, New …

This introduction to our special issue surveys some of the current work undertaken by
scholars on the island of Puerto Rico and abroad that document the language forms, uses …

This study evaluates the effects of gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and school of origin
on students' language performance. We used data from the test Measurement and …

The relationship between English and Puerto Rico has been tumultuous since 1898.
Despite years of educational and political initiatives to create a bilingual island, the majority …

In this article, we explore how raciolinguistic parody functions in a society that
hegemonically denies racial divisions. Through an analysis of Puerto Rican comedian …

Studies that look at language teaching and learning in Puerto Rico are mainly focused on
the effects that macrolevel factors (eg, political status and language policies) have on Puerto …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the year 2020, educational practices changed from face-
to-face classes to distance education classes. As universities were faced with the challenge …

In this article, we explore how raciolinguistic parody functions in a society that
hegemonically denies racial divisions. Through an analysis of Puerto Rican comedian …

Issues of language and social justice often hinge on determining rights around speech, be it
the language medium, the spaces, or the authority attributed to different varieties of speech …

Abstract At present, Puerto Ricans remain among the largest Hispanic cultural groups living
in the United States. Consequently, healthcare providers should have a working knowledge …