Latin American Spanish

by John M. Lipski

Reveals the immense richness of a language that stretches almost continuously from the US - Canadian border to Antarctica, based on a combination of original research and an extensive bibliography. Examines linguistic aspects of Latin American Spanish and places it in a broad and sustained historical context. Key examines phonology, morphology, syntactic and lexical variation, social differentiation of the language and past and present contacts with other languages; explores the socio-historical factors which have shaped with various Latin American Spanish dialects; includes a detailed account of the influence of African and Native American languages and assesses the contribution made by Peninsular Spanish; a detailed country by country account of Latin American Spanish is given, providing key historical facts for each country. Essential reading for advanced linguistics students studying dialectology and sociolinguistics. Also useful for students and teachers of Spanish language and linguistics.

Genres: Linguistics

440 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Carlitos Caprioli]

Came for the Argentinean, stayed for all the rest. Everything is backed up by studies and proof, otherwise, he states that it's a theory but that it has not been proven yet, so you now what's what. I'd recommend it to any Latin American, to know where their language comes from, and to anyone into a specific country's way of speaking. Things will make more sense to you and you gain insight into the languages and the people that are coming through in the language.