Handbook of Hispanic Socioling - Hardcover

by Manuel Diaz-Campos (Editor)

This Handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and descriptive research in contemporary Hispanic sociolinguistics.

• Offers the first authoritative collection exploring research strands in the emerging and fast-moving field of Spanish sociolinguistics
• Highlights the contributions that Spanish Sociolinguistics has offered to general linguistic theory
• Brings together a team of the top researchers in the field to present the very latest perspectives and discussions of key issues
• Covers a wealth of topics including: variationist approaches, Spanish and its importance in the U.S., language planning, and other topics focused on the social aspects of Spanish
• Includes several varieties of Spanish, reflecting the rich diversity of dialects spoken in the Americas and Spain

Back Jacket

The Handbook of Hispanic Sociolinguistics is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and applied research in this emerging field. Each of its sections brings together the latest perspectives by internationally renowned sociolinguists on key research strands, including phonological and morphosyntactic change and variation; language, age, and gender; language contact; Spanish in the United States of America; and language policy and planning.

Featuring newly-commissioned material, the Handbook is an authoritative response to the need for a dedicated resource on sociolinguistic research in Spanish, and will help shape the ongoing discussions in this field for years to come.

Author Biography

Manuel Díaz-Campos is Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics at Indiana University, Bloomington. He has published on acquisition of sociolinguistic variables in L1, sociolinguistic variation, and topics in Spanish laboratory phonology. He is editor of Selected Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Laboratory Approaches to Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (2006).