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Varieties of Spanish in the United States (Paperback)
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Varieties of Spanish in the United States (Paperback)
Series: Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics series
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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" provides - in a single
volume - useful descriptions of the distinguishing characteristics
of the major varieties, from Cuban and Puerto Rican, through
Mexican and various Central American strains, to the traditional
varieties dating back to the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries
found in New Mexico and Louisiana.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. Lipski also outlines the scholarship
that documents the variation and richness of these varieties, and
he probes the phenomenon popularly known as 'Spanglish'. The
distillation of an entire academic career spent investigating and
promoting the Spanish language in the United States, this valuable
reference for teachers, scholars, students, and interested
bystanders serves as a testimony to the vitality and legitimacy of
the Spanish language in the United States. It is recommended for
courses on Spanish in the United States, Spanish dialectology and
sociolinguistics, and teaching Spanish to heritage speakers.
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