Abstract
ABSTRACTWhen National Public Radio (NPR) was originally founded, the network was designed to represent the diverse population of the United States. In recent years, Latinxs have become a growing part of the American electorate, but the degree to which NPR incorporates Latinx speech into its on-air broadcasts remains uncertain. Using a case study approach, I argue that NPR employs broadcast practices that privilege white, educated, middle-class listeners excluding speakers of traditionally stigmatized varieties. I ground my arguments in the concept of Standard Language Ideology, or a bias toward an idealized, homogenous spoken language, imposed and maintained by dominant bloc institutions.
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