Re: the chain of dialects

Jeffrey S. Jones wrote:

>
> 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
>
>

Hi Jeff,
The use of Spanish as a language has increased in most of the southern
states. There are spots in New Mexico, I think, where entire towns have
elected officials who only speak Spanish. My question is whether these
towns belong to Mexico or to the US. And in your state of Florida, what
will happen when Spanish is spoken by more than 50% of the state?

Always curious,
Gerry