Ilan Stavans, Spanglish (2003)

The introduction, which lasts for 54 pages, is a discussion of Spanglish: its origins, its relationship to languages like Ebonics & Yiddish, its social stigma, etc. The rest of the 258 pages is a dictionary of Spanglish terms.

Although I enjoyed browsing the dictionary section, I was more interested in the discussion of what Spanglish is, how it is developing, the impact it has on society & vice versa. With only 54 pages to work with, the author didn't go into much depth. So in the end, I felt kind of jipped.

The author's description states that Stavans teaches at Amherst College, but it doesn't say what he teaches. Latino studies? Latino literature? Spanish? Spanglish? What? Wikipedia has him as "the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture".

This book is in the library at The Spanish Place.