Spanish in Four Continents: Studies in Language Contact and Bilingualism

by Carmen Silva-Corvalan and Carmen Silva-Corvalán

This collection is the first to examine the effects of bilingualism and multilingualism on the development of dialectal varieties of Spanish in Africa, America, Asia and Europe. Nineteen essays investigate a variety of complex situations of contact between Spanish and typologically different languages, including Basque, Bantu languages, English, and Quechua. The overall picture that evolves clearly indicates that although influence from the contact...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878406492
• ISBN13: 9780878406494
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher