Speaking Mexicano: The Dynamics of Syncretic Language in Central Mexico

by Kenneth C. Hill and Jane H. Hill

Book Overview

The Hills confront far more than what is 'sayable' in terms of Mexicano grammar; they deal with what is actually said, with the relationship between Spanish and Mexicano as resources in the community's linguistic repertoire. . . . One of the major studies of language contact produced within the past forty years.--Language

"The genius of this work is the integration of the linguistic analysis with the cultural and political analysis."--Latin American Anthropology Review

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816508984
• ISBN13: 9780816508983
• Release Date: September 1986
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 493 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"