Sounds Like Politics: Cardi B and the Discourse of Español Ratatá

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One characteristic of speakers of heritage Spanish is variation in gender agreement.

“One of the characteristics of speakers of heritage Spanish is variation in gender agreement (Shin, 2022;Montrul & Potowski, 2007).”

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  Section 3.2.2 reports variable gender mismatches in child heritage speakers of Spanish, including differences by noun gender and agreement form. The claim applies this characteristic to heritage Spanish speakers generally, while the cited discussion is specifically about children. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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Second-generation Dominicans in the United States often identify with African Americans through shared linguistic practices such as African American English as resistance, but do not identify themselves in terms of phenotype as African American or Black; rather they identify in terms of language as 'Spanish.'

“As Bailey (2000) notes, while second-generation Dominicans in the United States often identify with African Americans through shared linguistic practices-such as the use of African American English as a tool of resistance against white hegemonic discourses-they “do not identify themselves in terms of phenotype-as African American or Black-but rather in terms of language-as ‘Spanish’” (2000, p. 191”

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Code-switching has been stigmatized as random, a linguistic crutch, and a sign of cognitive confusion or lack of skill, and this sentiment continues.

“Code-switching, like U.S. Spanish more generally, has also been stigmatized.During much of the 1970s, code-switching was thought to be random (Lance, 1975), a”

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  The Introduction says early studies treated bilingual children’s code-switching as evidence of confusion or linguistic incompetence. The General discussion calls the incompetence view a “popular belief,” supporting the claim that it persists. Our copy does not establish the additional characterizations of code-switching as random or a linguistic crutch, or a broader stigma beyond the views about children discussed here. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Code-switching is rule-governed and not a linguistic crutch; grammatical code-switching requires proficiency in both languages.

“However, many studies show that code-switching is the opposite of these erroneous perceptions.In her seminal paper, Poplack (1980) provided evidence that codeswitching was rule-governed.Since then, the study of code-switching has flourished as researchers try to understand the syntactic rules of code-switching (López, 2020;Hoot & Ebert, 2021;among others).These studies have provided evidence that”

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  Section 1 says code-switching is rule-governed rather than a random mixture, supporting the rejection of a linguistic-crutch characterization. Section 2.1 and the participant-characteristics passage discuss participants’ proficiency, but do not establish that grammatical code-switching requires proficiency in both languages; the authors excluded low-proficiency participants partly because the task used long, complex sentences. Page numbers are not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Cardi B produces three features of U.S. Spanish: semantic extensions, calques, and loanwords.

“In this section, we discuss how Cardi B produces three features of U.S. Spanish: semantic extensions, calques, and loanwords.”

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In Live B, Cardi B begins in English, states the session is intended for Dominicans, and conducts it entirely in Spanish.

“Let's begin with Live B, Cardi B's Instagram Live session from June 16, 2020 (Hol-lywoodSnaps, 2020), where she begins in English, stating that this session is intended for Dominicans and will therefore be conducted entirely in Spanish.”

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In Live B, Cardi B labels her Spanish as ratatá.

“In this fragment, Cardi B labels her Spanish as ratatá.”

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In Live B, when Cardi B speaks of the Dominican diaspora and how the illusion of whiteness constructed within colonial mestizaje in the Dominican Republic disappears because of how they are perceived by the American gaze, she code-switches.

“In this instance, when she speaks of the Dominican diaspora and how the illusion of whiteness constructed within colonial mestizaje in the Dominican Republic disappears because of how they are perceived by the American gaze, she code-switches.”

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Cardi B's speech is a strategic mode of communication that enables solidarity, racial critique, and redefinitions of Latinidad.

“Rather than treating her speech as deficient, we read it as a strategic mode of communication that enables solidarity, racial critique, and redefinitions of Latinidad.”

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The use of Spanish has historically served as an identity marker distinguishing Dominicans from African Americans, but also reinforces their status as a minority, countering anti-Black sentiment rooted in anti-Haitian ideologies.

“While the use of Spanish has historically served as an identity marker distinguishing Dominicans from African Americans, it also reinforces their status as a minority, countering the anti-Black sentiment rooted in anti-Haitian ideologies.”

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These features can often be part and parcel of U.S. Spanish.

“Yet, these very features can often be part and parcel of U.S. Spanish.”

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Ratatá becomes shorthand for the 'messy,' often-stigmatized Spanish spoken by some Latinxs in the United States, a Spanish shaped by linguistic insecurity, cultural proximity, and diasporic distance.

“In these comments, ratatá becomes shorthand for the “messy,” and often-stigmatized, Spanish spoken by some Latinxs in the United States-a Spanish shaped by linguistic insecurity, cultural proximity, and diasporic distance.”

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Cardi B's strategic embrace of ratatá contests power formations, exposing the racialized politics of Spanish in the United States and opening a space for solidarity and redefinitions of Latinidad.

“Cardi B's strategic embrace of ratatá thus contests these power formations, exposing the racialized politics of Spanish in the United States and opening a space for solidarity and redefinitions of Latinidad.”

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Otheguy and Stern state that 'Spanglish' is a misleading term and that the Spanish of Latinxs in the United States is another local variety of the language.

“Otheguy and Stern (2011), for example, state that the “term Spanglish … [is] a misleading term that sows confusion about the Spanish language and its speakers” (2011, p. 85) and that the Spanish of Latinxs in the United States is another local variety of the language, with its own flavor of words and phrases.”

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Code-switching must be situated within broader relations of power; linguistic marketplaces privilege standard varieties and marginalize heritage Spanish and code-switching, while code-switching also functions as a resource for conversational purposes.

“This resonates with Heller's (2020) argument that code-switching must be situated within broader relations of power.Heller (2020) states that”

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Español ratatá can serve as a tool for visibility, resistance, and coalition.

“We conclude that español ratatá exposes anti-Blackness and colonial ideologies that influence how language is perceived and performed, and can serve as a tool for visibility, resistance, and coalition.”

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The term 'no sabo' functions as part of a 'linguistic oppressive movement that openly criticizes U.S. Spanish and its speakers.'

“As Stransky et al. (2022) argue, this term functions as part of a “linguistic oppressive movement that openly criticizes U.S. Spanish and its speakers” (2022, p. 38).”

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By labeling her Spanish as ratatá, Cardi B disrupts linguistic norms and challenges dominant expectations of what 'correct' Spanish should sound like.

“By labeling her Spanish as ratatá, Cardi B disrupts linguistic norms, challenging dominant expectations of what “correct” Spanish should sound like.”

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Cardi B plays with the meaning of ratatá: despite its positive meaning, she uses it to name and perform her noncanonical Spanish divergence.

“Cardi B plays with the word's meaning: despite ratatá indicating that something is good, she uses it to name and perform her Spanish divergence, one that is not seen as canonical Spanish typically expected from Latinx speakers, and that is sometimes used to deny Latino/a identity.”

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Noncanonical, or ratatá, ways of speaking problematize and extend linguistic latitudes and political horizons, allowing Latinx speakers to reclaim linguistic agency and challenge essentialist notions of Latinidad.

“Noncanonical, or ratatá, ways of speaking problematize and extend both linguistic latitudes and political horizons, allowing Latinx speakers to reclaim linguistic agency and challenge essentialist notions of Latinidad.”

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When Cardi B produces borrowings, calques, or semantic extensions, she is reflecting the linguistic practices of some U.S. Latinxs who are heritage speakers of Spanish.

“When Cardi B produces borrowings, calques, or semantic extensions, she is reflecting the linguistic practices of some U.S. Latinxs who are heritage speakers of Spanish.”

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Cardi B's popularity and visibility underscore the need to conceptualize español ratatá as including some U.S. Latinx heritage speakers whose linguistic practices may diverge from standardized norms, shaped by usage patterns and sociocultural contexts, thereby challenging standard language ideologies.

“Cardi B's popularity, and thus the visibility of her linguistic practices, underscores the need to conceptualize español ratatá in ways that include some U.S. Latinx heritage speakers whose linguistic practices may diverge from standardized norms, not as a deliberate rejection of formality, but as shaped by usage patterns and sociocultural contexts, thereby challenging standard language ideologies”

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Tensions over Spanish are central to contemporary debates on Latinidad, in which language functions as both an inclusionary and an exclusionary force.

“Rather than being a mere linguistic issue, these tensions are central to contemporary debates on Latinidad in which language functions as both an inclusionary and an exclusionary force.”

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Cardi B navigates the dichotomy of Spanish in the U.S. by reframing her Spanish as ratatá, acknowledging stigma while refusing to disavow it.

“Cardi B navigates this dichotomy by reframing her Spanish as ratatá, a label that acknowledges the stigma while refusing to disavow it.”

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Cardi B's español ratatá disrupts both normative expectations of Spanish in the diaspora and essentialist readings of Latinidad and Blackness.

“Cardi B's español ratatá disrupts both normative expectations of Spanish in the diaspora and essentialist readings of Latinidad and Blackness.”

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Cardi B can be read as a heritage speaker of Spanish.

“In this context, we posit a reading of Cardi B as a heritage speaker of Spanish.”

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Spanish has often been portrayed as foreign and deficient despite being central to U.S. history.

“since Spanish, despite being central to U.S. history, has often been portrayed as foreign and deficient (Fuller & Leeman, 2020).”

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By sharing the photo, Cardi B sought to make a political statement highlighting police brutality, tensions on Hispaniola, and anti-Haitian sentiment among Dominicans from her perspective as a Dominican American.

“By sharing this photo, Cardi B sought to make a political statement-highlighting not only police brutality but also the ongoing tensions on the island of Hispaniola and the anti-Haitian sentiment among Dominicans, all through her perspective as a Dominican American.”

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Heritage speakers produce a variety of Spanish that is often considered 'incorrect' or 'aberrant.'

“Considering these features of heritage Spanish (which are not exhaustive by any means), heritage speakers produce a variety of Spanish that is often considered “incorrect” or “aberrant.””

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Cardi B's linguistic uses embrace multiplicity and hybridity inherent in diasporic identities, offering new political possibilities for reimagining racial and ethnic solidarities.

“Her linguistic uses embrace the complexities of multiplicity and hybridity inherent in diasporic identities, offering new political possibilities for reimagining racial and ethnic solidarities.”

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Cardi B serves as a case study illustrating how these linguistic phenomena, though often perceived as 'aberrant,' form part of Cardi B's language practices and those of some U.S. Latinx bilinguals.

“Throughout each discussion, Cardi B serves as a case study, illustrating how these linguistic phenomena, though often perceived as “aberrant,” form a part of Cardi B's language practices and, by extension, those of some U.S. Latinx bilinguals.”

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Spanish in the United States has been both celebrated and stigmatized.

“We situate Cardi B's español ratatá within the broader history of Spanish in the United States, where, as Lynch (2018) argues, the language has been both celebrated (e.g., the “Latin fever” of the 1990s), and stigmatized (e.g., English-only policies).”

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Otheguy and Stern argue that the term Spanglish should be replaced with Spanish or, if more specifics are required, popular Spanish of the USA.

“For this reason, Otheguy and Stern argue that a “cursory familiarity with the basic insights of linguistics and a concern over xenophobic tendencies in some sectors of U.S. society will lead us to replace the term Spanglish with the far more accurate and descriptive term Spanish or, if more specifics are required, popular Spanish of the USA” (2011, p. 86).”

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The Spanish heard from Cardi B might be labeled 'unclean,' 'unstable,' or 'aberrant' by traditional standards.

“For these reasons, the Spanish we hear from Cardi B might be labeled as “unclean,” “unstable,” or even “aberrant”-language that, by traditional standards, “does not give splendor.””

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Cardi B speaks with confidence that her audience will understand her because they speak in much the same way.

“She speaks with confidence that her audience will understand her because they speak in much the same way.”

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Spanglish and U.S. Spanish are essentially Spanish.

“We argue that both are essentially Spanish, though we use the term U.S. Spanish.”

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Heritage Spanish is valued as cultural patrimony yet also dismissed as deficient.

“Beaudrie and Fairclough (2012) echo this by stating that heritage Spanish is valued as cultural patrimony, yet also dismissed as deficient.”

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Tag switches involve inserting English tag words such as 'so' and 'like' into Spanish sentences; they are the easiest switch because they do not affect syntax, and are produced mainly by speakers with very low proficiency in one language.

“Finally, the last type of code-switching is called tag switches.These switches involve, for example, the insertion of English tag words, such as”

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In the Dominican Republic, most of the population see themselves as having Spanish and Indigenous descent despite the majority being mulatos of African and Spanish descent.

“In that context, most of the population see themselves as having Spanish and Indigenous descent, “despite the fact that the majority of Dominicans are mulatos (of African and Spanish descent)” (García Peña, 2016, p. 189).”

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Language functions as a primary marker of cultural heritage continuity and as a means of navigating racial and ethnic identification.

“Bailey suggests that language functions as a primary marker of cultural heritage continuity and as a means of navigating racial and ethnic identification.”

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Studying Spanish in the United States is inseparable from examining language contact and loss, underscoring the central role of Spanish in national identity and policy.

“As Potowski and Torres (2023) note, studying Spanish in the United States is inseparable from examining language contact and loss, underscoring the central role of Spanish in national identity and policy.”

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Cardi B deploys español ratatá to name her dominicanidad and to facilitate engagement with sensitive political discussions among the broader Dominican community.

“Cardi B deploys español ratatá not only to name her dominicanidad, but also to facilitate her engagement with sensitive political discussions among the broader Dominican community.”

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'No sabo' kids are reappropriating the term in a positive way, including by using it in usernames.

“In essence, the “no sabo” kids are reappropriating the term in a positive way, so much so that people are including “no sabo” in their usernames (Moreman & Alvarado, 2025).”

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Cardi B's linguistic practices engage the historical tension between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, fostering new forms of solidarity that reconfigure the relationship between the peoples of Hispaniola within a U.S. Latinx context.

“In particular, her linguistic practices engage the historical tension between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, fostering new forms of solidarity that reconfigure the relationship between the peoples of Hispaniola within a U.S. Latinx context.”

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Spanglish, U.S. Spanish, heritage Spanish, and code-switching contribute to Latinidad identity and influence perceptions of the Spanish spoken by some heritage speakers in the United States as 'divergent' or 'nonstandard.'

“These forms not only contribute to the Latinidad identity but also influence perceptions of the Spanish spoken by some heritage speakers in the United States as “divergent” or “nonstandard.””

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Through español ratatá, Cardi B reclaims linguistic space for U.S. Latinx individuals and challenges the rigid racial and national boundaries that have long structured the political tensions of Hispaniola.

“Through her use of español ratatá, Cardi B not only reclaims linguistic space for U.S. Latinx individuals but also challenges the rigid racial and national boundaries that have long structured the political tensions of Hispaniola.”

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A monolingual speaker of Spanish might struggle to understand this calque.

“Again, in this case, a monolingual speaker of Spanish might struggle to understand this calque.”

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Cardi B's experiences reflect how Afro-Latinxs work to legitimize their Blackness in Spanish-speaking and English-speaking contexts, even as those spaces both erase and over-determine their status as Black.

“Cardi B's experiences reflect how Afro-Latinxs work to legitimize their Blackness in Spanishspeaking and English-speaking contexts, even as those spaces both erase and over-determine their status as Black (p.83).”

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Since the Dominican Republic's foundation, the racial dichotomy with Haiti, due to a supposed majority of white descendants in the former, has worked to separate Dominicans from their neighbors, creating a narrative that has led to continuous physical and epistemic violence against Dominican blacks, rayanos, and Haitian-Dominicans.

“Since the Dominican Republic's foundation, the racial dichotomy with Haiti, due to a supposed majority of white descendants in the former, has worked to separate Dominicans from their neighbors, creating a narrative that”

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Cardi B embodies linguistic fluidity and cultural richness of many Latinx bilinguals, reflects multilingual communities, and challenges societal norms and linguistic hierarchies.

“She embodies the linguistic fluidity and cultural richness inherent in the experiences of many Latinx bilinguals, reflects the realities of multilingual communities, and also challenges societal norms and linguistic hierarchies.”

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By exploring Cardi B's relationship with and use of heritage Spanish and code-switching, we can discern her profound connection to her Dominican roots and Afro-Caribbean identity.

“By exploring Cardi B's relationship with and use of heritage Spanish and codeswitching (i.e., español ratatá), we can discern her profound connection to her Dominican roots and Afro-Caribbean identity.”

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Cardi B's self-awareness of being a Black woman comes with her positionality as part of the Dominican exile and recognition of her Blackness, which holds the possibility of deconstructing the violence hidden in the racial superiority discourse under which the Dominican Republic was built.

“However, this self-awareness of also being a Black woman (e.g., such as the use of the habitual be in the quote above,”

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Although Cardi B says she does not want to discuss the Dominican Republic further, she demonstrates genuine care for the island and advocates for Dominicans' welfare, as shown in Live A and Live B.

“Although Cardi B states in Live B that she does not want to discuss the Dominican Republic any further, she demonstrates that she genuinely cares about what happens on the island, as she mentions in both Live A and Live B.She advocates for her people and the welfare of Dominicans.”

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Cardi B's journey exemplifies the intersectionality of language, culture, and identity; by embracing her Dominicanidad and Afro-Caribbean heritage, she challenges conventional notions of authenticity and empowers others to embrace their linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

“In essence, Cardi B's journey exemplifies the intersectionality of language, culture, and identity.By embracing her Dominicanidad and Afro-Caribbean heritage, she challenges conventional notions of authenticity, which position standardized and monolingual practices as more legitimate, and empowers others to embrace the richness of their linguistic and cultural backgrounds.”

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García Peña called the condition of Dominicans in the United States 'racexile,' in which they are not seen as Dominican enough by Dominicans in Hispaniola due to distance and perceived Spanish proficiency, while also being denied full belonging in the United States because of their race.

“García Peña (2016) called this condition”

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Cardi B's linguistic repertoire mirrors the dynamic nature of Dominican Spanish; her noncanonical uses reflect the fluidity and complexity of language as a tool for cultural expression and solidarity.

“Moreover, Cardi B's linguistic repertoire mirrors the dynamic nature of Dominican Spanish.While her speech may exhibit noncanonical uses at times, these nuances reflect the fluidity and complexity of language as a tool for cultural expression and solidarity.”

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Cardi B's linguistic repertoire destabilizes essentialist notions of Latinidad, offering a counternarrative to dominant language ideologies that frame heritage speakers as deficient or incomplete.

“Her linguistic repertoire destabilizes essentialist notions of Latinidad, offering a counternarrative to dominant language ideologies that frame heritage speakers as deficient or incomplete.”

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Cardi B's linguistic performance demands taking seriously the embodied dimensions of so-called nonstandard speech as rich sites of cultural knowledge, identity negotiation, and political meaning, not as deficits.

“Her linguistic performance demands that we take seriously the embodied dimensions of so-called nonstandard speech-not as deficits, but as rich sites of cultural knowledge, identity negotiation, and political meaning.”

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Cardi B's fearless expression of political views in both English and Spanish amplifies marginalized communities' voices and underscores the importance of linguistic diversity in public discourse.

“Her fearless expression of political views in both English and Spanish amplifies the voices of marginalized communities and underscores the importance of linguistic diversity in public discourse.”

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Through her music, activism, and advocacy, Cardi B continues to redefine the boundaries of representation and belonging in contemporary society.

“Through her music, activism, and advocacy, Cardi B continues to redefine the boundaries of representation and belonging in contemporary society.”

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This double exile leaves Dominicans in the United States in a non-place that fosters resistance and solidarity with other marginalized groups, redefining the borders that shape Dominicanidad, including the symbolic meaning of the Dominican Republic and Haitian border.

“This double exile, neither Dominican nor American, leaves Dominicans in the United States in a non-place that fosters the possibility of resistance and solidarity with other marginalized groups, which redefines the borders that shape Dominicanidad, including the symbolic meaning of the Dominican Republic and Haitian border.”

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The precision with which Cardi B thinks about her Black identity beyond skin complexion brings us into the semantic spaces of Blackness as they relate to Latinidad.

“Moreover, the precision with which she thinks about her Black identity beyond skin complexion brings us into the semantic spaces of Blackness as they relate to Latinidad (feelings of being Latina).”

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Cardi B, as part of the diaspora, understands the space of marginality that second- and third-generation Dominicans have occupied because of the racialization process they experience.

“Moreover, Cardi B, as part of the diaspora, understands the space of marginality that second-and third-generation Dominicans have occupied because of the racialization process that they experience.”

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Cardi B advocates for a different understanding of Latinidad experienced in the diaspora, one that is the antithesis of uniformity and a living symbol of intercultural and linguistic dialogue.

“Cardi B advocates for a different understanding of Latinidad that is experienced in the diaspora, one that, as Gerke and González Rodríguez (2021) claim,”

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Cardi B's Spanish expands the terrain of inquiry for Latinx studies, sociolinguistics, and transnational cultural politics.

“In this way, Cardi B's Spanish expands the terrain of inquiry for Latinx studies, sociolinguistics, and transnational cultural politics.”

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For some second- and third-generation Latinxs, español ratatá resonates as a legitimate way of sounding Latinx-messy, hybrid, and shaped by diaspora.

“For some second-and third-generation Latinxs, español ratatá resonates as a legitimate way of sounding Latinx-messy, hybrid, and shaped by diaspora.”

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By integrating English and Spanish into her speech, Cardi B asserts her cultural identity while advocating for linguistic inclusivity and recognition.

“By seamlessly integrating features of both English and Spanish into her speech, she asserts her cultural identity while simultaneously advocating for linguistic inclusivity and recognition.”

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Cardi B's bilingualism, especially as an Afro-Latina, has been used to question her Black identity; her racial identity faces scrutiny due to her ethnicity, particularly her Spanish speaking.

“Cardi B's bilingualism, especially as an Afro-Latina, has been used to question her Black identity.In the United States, where being Black is often associated with English use and ancestral roots, her racial identity faces scrutiny due to her ethnicity, particularly her Spanish speaking.As noted byGreen et al. (2024).”

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Cardi B's español ratatá demands reframing how we hear, study, and politicize language in Latinx communities.

“Cardi B's español ratatá urges us to reframe how we hear, study, and politicize language in Latinx communities.”

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Cardi B, as an Afro-Latina woman raised in New York City and influenced by African American and Afro-Caribbean cultures, embraces shared historical racial roots among African descendants, creating new forms of identification that break away from colonial racial divisions that continue to govern societal hierarchization in Hispaniola and Latin America.

“Still, Cardi B, as an Afro-Latina woman raised in New York City and influenced by African American and Afro-Caribbean cultures, embraces the shared historical racial roots among African descendants, creating new forms of identification that break away from the colonial racial divisions that continue to govern societal hierarchization in Hispaniola and the rest of Latin America.”

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Raised in an environment where she was exposed to Spanish, English, and code-switching, Cardi B's linguistic journey reflects the complexities of cultural heritage and identity formation.

“Raised in an environment where she was exposed to Spanish, English, and code-switching, Cardi B's linguistic journey reflects the complexities of cultural heritage and identity formation.”

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Cardi B's español ratatá is not only a reflection of diasporic life but an intervention into its racial politics-a form of speaking otherwise that opens space for solidarity across borders, histories, and communities.

“Her español ratatá is not only a reflection of diasporic life but an intervention into its racial politics-a form of speaking otherwise that opens space for solidarity across borders, histories, and communities.”

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The way Cardi B experiences her Spanish is one she always brings back to the Dominican Republic.

“The way Cardi B experiences her Spanish is one she always brings back to the Dominican Republic.”

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By disrupting linguistic norms and expectations of correctness, Cardi B challenges both U.S. and Latin American racial logics: she exposes how whiteness is encoded in language ideologies and how the aesthetics of mestizaje often work to erase Blackness.

“By disrupting linguistic norms and expectations of correctness, Cardi B challenges both U.S. and Latin American racial logics: she exposes how whiteness is encoded in language ideologies and how the aesthetics of mestizaje often work to erase Blackness.”

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Derogatory labels such as 'no sabo,' 'pocho,' and 'gringo' are imposed on U.S. Latinxs with nonstandard Spanish proficiency and reinforce an exclusionary view of Latinx identity where Spanish fluency becomes a gatekeeping mechanism for cultural legitimacy.

“No sabo is just one of many derogatory labels imposed on U.S. Latinxs with nonstandard Spanish proficiency.Other terms include pocho, which the Real Academia Española (n.d..) defines as an adjective describing rotten or damaged fruit, and gringo, typically used to refer to an American.These labels reinforce an exclusionary view of Latinx identity, where linguistic fluency in Spanish becomes a gate”

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Rejecting the notion of a singular, monolithic Dominican identity, Cardi B challenges stereotypes and embraces her multifaceted heritage.

“Rejecting the notion of a singular, monolithic Dominican identity, Cardi B challenges stereotypes and embraces her multifaceted heritage.”

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Beyond functioning as an ethnic marker, Spanish becomes a tool for articulating political critique, addressing intra-Caribbean tensions, and rejecting dominant narratives of racial purity.

“Beyond functioning as an ethnic marker, Spanish becomes a tool for articulating political critique, addressing intra-Caribbean tensions, and rejecting dominant narratives of racial purity.”

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Cardi B's code-switching in expressing disappointment with Dominican critiques shows she does not conform to nationalistic and racist discourses, and demarcates herself from Dominican people while making a political stance for the Latinx community, illustrating that language is inseparable from her political and racial positionality.

“In this context, on one hand, Cardi B shows that she does not conform to a discourse that perpetuates nationalistic and racist ideas, which foster division between the two countries and contribute to the discrimination and exclusion of racialized people like her.On the other hand, she asserts her anger while code-switching, demarcating herself from the Dominican people by using her ratatá Spanish,”

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Cardi B consistently battles to reaffirm both her Blackness and her Latinidad, navigating complexities of hyphenated identities; she continually has to demonstrate through her Spanish usage that she is also a Latina, especially since her looks do not conform to typical U.S. stereotypes of Latinas.

“Cardi B consistently battles to reaffirm both her Blackness and her Latinidad, navigating the complexities that come with hyphenated identities in Latinx communities.She continually has to demonstrate-through her Spanish usage-that she is also a Latina, especially since her looks do not conform to typical U.S. stereotypes of Latinas.”