Varieties of Spanish in the United States / John M. Lipski.

Title
  1. Varieties of Spanish in the United States / John M. Lipski.
Published by
  1. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2008.
Author
  1. Lipski, John M.

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Description
  1. xii, 303 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "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
  1. Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics
Uniform title
  1. Project Muse UPCC books
  2. Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics.
Subject
  1. Spanish language > United States
Contents
  1. 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
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical reference (p. 243-287) and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain