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Book Synopsis
Written in a clear and engaging style, this textbook guides readers through the diversity of Latino communities and the varieties of Spanish they speak. Each chapter contains numerous exercises that help students engage with the linguistic characteristics of Spanish, Spanish-dialect contact, bilingualism, and Spanish communities in the US.

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'A most useful book for students and a major reference work for specialists. The extraordinary level of detail and the depth and thoroughness of coverage will make this book an indispensable work for all interested in the field.' Ricardo Otheguy, Graduate Center, City University of New York

Table of Contents
1. Socio-historical context; 2. Present populations and patterns of Spanish use; 3. Dialectal features of the Spanish of the United States; 4. Speakers and the Spanish of the United States; 5. Spanish in contact with English; 6. Dialect contact; 7. Spanish in public space; 8. Spanish in education; 9. Spanish and identity; 10. Ethnolinguistic vitality: a look to the future.

El Español de los Estados Unidos

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 9 October 2015
      ISBN-13 9781107086340
      978-1107086340
      ISBN-10 1107086345
      Also in:
      Linguistics Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Written in a clear and engaging style, this textbook guides readers through the diversity of Latino communities and the varieties of Spanish they speak. Each chapter contains numerous exercises that help students engage with the linguistic characteristics of Spanish, Spanish-dialect contact, bilingualism, and Spanish communities in the US.

      Trade Review
      'A most useful book for students and a major reference work for specialists. The extraordinary level of detail and the depth and thoroughness of coverage will make this book an indispensable work for all interested in the field.' Ricardo Otheguy, Graduate Center, City University of New York

      Table of Contents
      1. Socio-historical context; 2. Present populations and patterns of Spanish use; 3. Dialectal features of the Spanish of the United States; 4. Speakers and the Spanish of the United States; 5. Spanish in contact with English; 6. Dialect contact; 7. Spanish in public space; 8. Spanish in education; 9. Spanish and identity; 10. Ethnolinguistic vitality: a look to the future.

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