Language Ideologies and the Globalization of 'Standard' Spanish.

This book examines how language ideologies are manifested in newspaper media. Using the Spanish press as a case study it considers how media discourse both from and about the Real Academia Española constitutes a set of 'language ideological debates' in which the institution represents a vision of what the Spanish language is and what it should be like. <br /> <br/> Paffey adopts a Critical Discourse Analysis approach to a large corpus of texts from Spain's best-selling daily newspapers, El País and ABC . More generally, the book sheds light on how institutions produce and maintain visions of 'standard language' in the contemporary context. A global language, such as Spanish, is by nature more widely used outside of the nation state in question than in it. <br/> <br/> The book covers recent research on language ideologies, standardization and CDA and considers the application of these to three core discursive themes: language unity and a concept of a 'panhispanic' speech community; the RAE's construction of its authority; and institutional ideologies and management of language on a global scale.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language ideologies, critical discourse analysis and media discourse -- Language authorities and the standardization of Spanish -- Spanish linguistic unity and the global community of speakers -- The role and authority of the Real Academia Española and other guardians of Spanish -- The Spanish language in the world.

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