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Spanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of formal and informal speech in signs around town

By Daniel Guarin, Adjunct professor, Temple University

I’ve discovered something fascinating about how Spanish speakers in Philadelphia address each other and communicate through public signs.

The discovery is part of my research on language patterns in Philadelphia…

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