Thi s study describes the attitudes of a m iddle-class Mexic an family to ward the Spanish of a Chica no bilin gu al teacher from Yuma, Arizon a. She was among IO U.S . first-and second-generation Ch icano native Spanish-speakin g bilin gual teachers from Arizo na who had part icipated in a five-w eek Mexico immersion program and who lived with Mexican families. Dur ing the fir st-we ek inte rview s with the investig ators, she complained about "harsh reactions" toward her and her Spanish . Thi s study demonstrates how the use ofju st a few stigmatized ch aract er istics of Spani sh are genera lized by standard Spani sh speakers to j udge the speak er as unedu cated and of low social status.
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