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This book provides an overview of sociolinguistics and the pragmatics of oral communication in Spanish. Drawing on the research of foremost scholars in the field, Carmen Silva-Corvalan covers central concerns of variational sociolinguistcs, discourse analyses, language change, and language contact, with special reference to Spanish in the United States. A revised and expanded version of Silva-Corvalan's 1989 study, Sociolinguistica: teoria y analisis , the book includes quantitative and qualitative analyses, and it documents such ongoing issues as language change in monolingual and bilingual communities, the nature of phonetic and syntactic variation, and modes of data collection and analysis. New topics include pragmatics and discourse analysis, discourse markers, and sociolinguistics and education. Written in Spanish, the text provides students and sociolinguistic researchers with an overview of the social aspects of language as well as empirical data on Spanish linguistcs. Complete with exercises at the end of each chapter and a subject index, the book is appropriate for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of Spanish throughout the world.

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A major contribution to the field of Spanish sociolinguistics and pragmatics. It will be of use to specialists, language professionals, and students of Spanish linguistics for many years to come. Modern Language Journal Most readable perhaps not only because of the clear writing style but equally due to the well-planned, succinct sections that compose the chapters. It is so well referenced that the reader can easily build a good overall picture of the fields, sub-fields, and specialties, etc., and their evolution within the discipline ... a book of immense value to people from a wide range of linguistic backgrounds. Bulletin of Spanish Studies A readable and concise introduction to the methods, findings, and implications of contemporary sociolinguistics... Silva-Corvalan offers a clear presentation of the sociological and anthropological approaches to language in society... Silva-Corvalan's work has long been a veritable model in Spanish sociolinguistics and this latest book by no means dimishes that position. Aside from being a clear and readable introduction written in Spanish, it is also a useful classroom workbook. Journal of Sociolinguistics Thorough, comprehensive, and up to date ... excellent volume, which will be useful in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on Hispanic sociolinguistics taught in the target language. Language Problems and Language Planning

A major contribution to the field of Spanish sociolinguistics and pragmatics. It will be of use to specialists, language professionals, and students of Spanish linguistics for many years to come. Modern Language Journal Most readable perhaps not only because of the clear writing style but equally due to the well-planned, succinct sections that compose the chapters. It is so well referenced that the reader can easily build a good overall picture of the fields, sub-fields, and specialties, etc., and their evolution within the discipline... a book of immense value to people from a wide range of linguistic backgrounds. Bulletin of Spanish Studies A readable and concise introduction to the methods, findings, and implications of contemporary sociolinguistics... Silva-Corvalan offers a clear presentation of the sociological and anthropological approaches to language in society... Silva-Corvalan's work has long been a veritable model in Spanish sociolinguistics and this latest book by no means dimishes that position. Aside from being a clear and readable introduction written in Spanish, it is also a useful classroom workbook. Journal of Sociolinguistics Thorough, comprehensive, and up to date... excellent volume, which will be useful in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on Hispanic sociolinguistics taught in the target language. Language Problems and Language Planning

[A] major contribution to the field of Spanish sociolinguistics and pragmatics. It will be of use to specialists, language professionals, and students of Spanish linguistics for many years to come. -- Modern Language Journal [M]ost readable perhaps not only because of the clear writing style but equally due to the well-planned, succinct sections that compose the chapters. It is so well referenced that the reader can easily build a good overall picture of the fields, sub-fields, and specialties, etc., and their evolution within the discipline...a book of immense value to people from a wide range of linguistic backgrounds. -- Bulletin of Spanish Studies A readable and concise introduction to the methods, findings, and implications of contemporary sociolinguistics... Silva-Corvalan offers a clear presentation of the sociological and anthropological approaches to language in society... Silva-Corvalan's work has long been a veritable model in Spanish sociolinguistics and this latest book by no means dimishes that position. Aside from being a clear and readable introduction written in Spanish, it is also a useful classroom workbook. -- Journal of Sociolinguistics Thorough, comprehensive, and up to date... excellent volume, which will be useful in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on Hispanic sociolinguistics taught in the target language. -- Language Problems and Language Planning

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Carmen Silva-Corvalan is professor of Spanish and linguistics at the University of Southern California. Her books include Spanish in Four Continents: Studies in Language Contact and Bilingualism (Georgetown University Press, 1995) and Language Contact and Change: Spanish in Los Angeles (Oxford University Press, 1994).

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