This book offers a comprehensive overview of the syntactic variation of the dialects of Spanish. More precisely, it covers Spanish theoretical syntax that takes as its data source non-standard grammat
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the syntactic variation of the dialects of Spanish. More precisely, it covers Spanish theoretical syntax that takes as its data source non-standard grammat
Despite the significant presence of Cuban immigrants in the US, current research on Cuban Spanish linguistics remains underexplored, most crucially its ramifications to areas such as language contact
Despite the significant presence of Cuban immigrants in the US, current research on Cuban Spanish linguistics remains underexplored, most crucially its ramifications to areas such as language contact
This edited collection of original contributions explores the idiosyncratic grammatical properties of Puerto Rican Spanish. Current Research in Puerto Rican Linguistics brings together artless from re
Contemporary Advances in Theoretical and Applied Spanish Linguistic Variation by Juan J. Colomina-Almiñana, reframes the understanding of language variation and change as an intimate inter
Recent trends in syntax and morphology have shown the great importance of doing research on variation in closely related languages. This book centers on the study of the morphology and syntax of the t
Recent trends in syntax and morphology have shown the great importance of doing research on variation in closely related languages. This book centers on the study of the morphology and syntax of the t
This book analyses a set of rarely described regional Spanish varieties spoken throughout much of the northern Peruvian Andes (Cajamarca, La Libertad and Ancash) from a sociohistorical and dialectolog
La expresión de la pasividad en el sudoeste de los Estados Unidos y México (1855–1950) examina el desarrollo de los dialectos hispanos del sudoeste de los Estados Unidos en un intento por establecer s
Whether you’re planning a trip to South America or are just sick of being insultedat your local Mexican restaurant, 100 of the Best Curses & Insults: Spanish isyour perfect guide to getting back a
Scholars have been arguing for a century about the unexplained occurrence of Portuguese words in the Spanish-based creole language of the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. Jacobs (Ludw
Spanish in New York is a groundbreaking sociolinguistic analysis of immigrant bilingualism in a U.S. setting. Drawing on one of the largest corpora of spoken Spanish ever assembled for a single city,
Spanish in New York is a groundbreaking sociolinguistic analysis of immigrant bilingualism in a U.S. setting. Drawing on one of the largest corpora of spoken Spanish ever assembled for a single city,
Hasta ahora, las cuestiones lexicológicas del judeo-español se han tratado casi exclusivamente en los glosarios que acompañan ediciones de textos, ya que los diccionarios – a excepción del de Nehama –
Este volumen acoge diversos trabajos sobre el discurso periodístico realizados desde distintos enfoques. Los géneros que conforman el discurso público actual por excelencia constituyen un interesante
Spanish is a pluricentric language, meaning that it has several centers of prestige (e.g., San Juan, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Lima). Moreover, Spanish, like all languages, evinces sociolinguistic va
Spanish is now considered the second most widely spoken language in the world; the number of university-level students enrolled in Spanish classes in the US far outweighs the combined enrollment of st
This volume considers the spread of Spanish today and particularly its role in the processes of globalization. Spanish is frequently dominant in contact with other languages. But how contested is its
The Spanish language and Hispanic culture have left indelible impressions on the landscape of the southwestern United States. The role of cultural and geographical influence has had dramatic effects o
