Spanish in the United States: Sociolinguistic Aspects

By: Jon Amastae

Book Overview

When this book was first published in 1982, there were approximately eleven million Spanish-speaking people in the United States. This volume constitutes a comprehensive and accessible set of readings on the Spanish spoken in the United States. The authors examine various aspects of language structure and language use by the American Chicano, Puerto Rican and Cuban populations. Chapters include descriptions of language variation, reports of language...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521286891
• ISBN13: 9780521286893
• Release Date: August 1982
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"