Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Preface: Language Planning in Intimate Household Settings xi
5. 1. Language Maintenance and Loss in Low Vitality Settings 1
6. 2. Latino Language Experience in the US Midwest 21
7. 3. Language in the Small Spaces: A Description of this Project 38
8. 4. In What Language Do You Pray? Household Language Use and Parental Strategies for Management 49
9. 5. Mothers and Children: Attitudes and Motivations to Use Spanish 70
10. 6. Mothers and Children: Reported Language Competence 105
11. 7. Children: Observed Skills in Spanish 112
12. 8. Tell Me a Story: Analysis of Children’s Storytelling in Spanish 131
13. 9. Toward a Theoretical Model of Language Maintenance in Low Vitality Settings 151
14. 10. Conclusion 162
15. Appendices 166
16. References 201
17. Author Index 211
18. Subject Index 213