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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 Features: 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. Readership: Essential reading for advanced linguistics students studying dialectology and sociolinguistics. Also useful for students and teachers of Spanish language and linguistics.Product Identifiers
PublisherPearson Education The Limited
ISBN-139780582087606
eBay Product ID (ePID)87907397
Product Key Features
Number of Pages392 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLatin American Spanish
Publication Year1994
SubjectLanguages
TypeStudy Guide
AuthorJohn Lipski
SeriesLongman Linguistics Library
Dimensions
Item Height214 mm
Item Weight233 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Lipski