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UCLA's International Institute's Center for World Languages has a pretty nifty web site called LA Language World (or LALA for short) that addresses a variety of language-related topics in easy-to-understand articles.
Se Habla Angelino by Susan Bauckus itemizes some of the characteristics of the type of Spanish spoken in Los Angeles, which has roots in rural Mexican Spanish.
Speak Up, by Thi Nguyen, looks at language in the film Dust of Life, in which the words people use and the languages they speak establish their rank and authority over others.
What Do You Speak, Westwood CA? is a collection of on-the-street interviews with people about their language.
Ooo, thanks for posting that, Grant. This book they mention there, How I Learned English:55 Accomplished Latinos Recall Lessons in Language and Life looks like a blast.
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