Date of Award
Spring 5-5-2017
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Modern Languages and Literatures
First Advisor
Martínez-Mira, Marisa
Second Advisor
Lewis, Betsy
Major or Concentration
Spanish
Abstract
The analysis of stance taking in discourse has several implications about the expression of the identity of the speaker by means of sentence formation consistent with patterns among members of a speech community. This study focuses on the ways in which speakers that are considered a part of the millennial generation (birth dates between 1982 and 2004) express their identity as US-born Latino heritage speakers. Through an analysis of previous case studies, pre-recorded individual interviews of the target group, and research in the field of stance taking, I outline the ways in which a speaker can use stance to express attitudes towards both languages.
Recommended Citation
Gehlsen, Marc, "Stance Taking as a Marker of Identity in Bilingual Hispanic Millennials" (2017). Student Research Submissions. 155.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/155