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Here's How Spanish In Boston Is Changing
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Languages are changing every moment they are spoken — we discuss how one language — Spanish — is changing in the Boston area.
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Daniel Erker, assistant professor of Spanish and linguistics at Boston University.
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- "Erker has begun a pilot study in Boston to answer some of his questions about how Spanish is used in social contexts in large urban settings and how the language may be changing."
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- "Every day, newly minted English-language learners migrate to Boston, interact with one another, speak English with locals — and Erker can record them, instead of relying on memories or written records of language contact from decades or centuries ago."
This segment aired on November 12, 2015.