Re: the chain of dialects

From: Jeffrey S. Jones
Message: 716
Date: 1999-12-30

Hi everyone!

I'm not a professional linguist so I would just like to note that in my
lifetime and locality (Miami, Florida) the use of Spanish has increased
at the expense of English. When I was young, Spanish was spoken by a
small minority most of whom were interested in learning English. Now
Spanish has approximately equal status.

Jeff