Dialects from tropical islands : Caribbean Spanish in the United States /

Dialects from Tropical Islands: Caribbean Spanish in the United States provides a comprehensive account of current research on Caribbean Spanish in the United States from different theoretical perspectives and linguistic areas. This edited volume highlights current scholarship and linguistic analyse...

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Other Authors:	Valentín-Márquez, Wilfredo (Editor), González-Rivera, Melvin (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Spanish
Language Notes:	Text in English and Spanish.
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, [2020]
Series:	Routledge studies in Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics.
Subjects:	Spanish language > Dialects > Caribbean Area. Spanish language > Dialects > United States. Spanish language > Caribbean Area > Spoken Spanish. Spanish language > United States > Spoken Spanish.

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Summary:	Dialects from Tropical Islands: Caribbean Spanish in the United States provides a comprehensive account of current research on Caribbean Spanish in the United States from different theoretical perspectives and linguistic areas. This edited volume highlights current scholarship and linguistic analyses in four major areas relative to Caribbean Spanish in the United States, phonological and phonetic variation, morphosyntactic approaches, sociolinguistic perspectives and heritage language acquisition. This volume will be of interest to linguists and philologists who specialize in Spanish, Caribbean Spanish, Spanish in the United States or in Romance languages in general.
Physical Description:	viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781138069756 1138069752