Varieties of Spanish in the United States

Name: Varieties of Spanish in the United States
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ISBN: 9781589012134

ISBN-10: 1589012135

ISBN-13: 9781589012134

Edition: 2008

Authors: John M. Lipski

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Thirty-three million people in the United States speak some variety of Spanish, making it the second most used language in the country. Some of these people are recent immigrants from many different countries who have brought with them the linguistic traits of their homelands, while others come from families who have lived in this country for hundreds of years. John M. Lipski traces the importance of the Spanish language in the United States and presents an overview of the major varieties of Spanish that are spoken there. Varieties of Spanish in the United States providesin a single volumeuseful descriptions of the distinguishing characteristics of the major varieties, from Cuban and Puerto…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication date: 9/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



Introduction



The Importance of Spanish in the United States



Overview of Scholarship on Spanish in the United States



Spanish, English, or ... Spanglish?



Mexican Spanish in the United States



Cuban Spanish in the United States



Puerto Rican Spanish in the United States



Dominican Spanish in the United States



Central American Spanish in the United States



Salvadoran Spanish in the United States



Nicaraguan Spanish in the United States



Guatemalan and Honduran Spanish in the United States



Traditional Varieties: New Mexico and Louisiana



Language Mixing and Code Switching


References


Index