Varieties of Spanish in the United States / John M. Lipski.
- Title
- Varieties of Spanish in the United States / John M. Lipski.
- Published by
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2008.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- xii, 303 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In a single volume, Lipski provides useful descriptions of the distinguishing characteristics of the major varieties, from Cuban and Puerto Rican, through Mexican and various Central American strains. Each profile includes a concise sketch of the historical background of each Spanish-speaking group; current demographic information; its sociolinguistic configurations; and information about the phonetics, morphology, syntax, lexicon, and each group's interactions with English and other varieties of Spanish."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series statement
- Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics
- Uniform title
- Project Muse UPCC books
- Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics.
- Subject
- Contents
- 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
- Owning institution
- Harvard Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical reference (p. 243-287) and index.
- Processing action (note)
- committed to retain