As rich as the development of the Spanish and Portuguese language
has been in Latin America, no single book has attempted to chart
their complex history. Gathering essays by sociohistorical
linguists working across the region, Salikoko S. Mufwene does just
that in this book. Exploring the many different contact points
between Iberian colonialism and indigenous cultures, the
contributors identify the crucial parameters of language evolution
that have led to today's state of linguistic diversity in Latin
America. The essays approach language development through an
ecological lens, exploring the effects of politics, economics,
cultural contact, and natural resources on the indigenization of
Spanish and Portuguese in a variety of local settings. They show
how languages adapt to new environments, peoples, and practices,
and the ramifications of this for the spread of colonial languages,
the loss or survival of indigenous ones, and the way hybrid
vernaculars get situated in larger political and cultural forces.
The result is a sophisticated look at language as a natural
phenomenon, one that meets a host of influences with remarkable
plasticity.
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