Spanish in New York: Language Contact, Dialectal Leveling, and Structural Continuity
Author:   Ricardo Otheguy (Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, CUNY Graduate Center) ,  Ana Celia Zentella (Professor Emerita of Ethnic Studies, Professor Emerita of Ethnic Studies, University of California at San Diego)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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Pages:   320
Publication Date:   16 February 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Spanish in New York: Language Contact, Dialectal Leveling, and Structural Continuity


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Author:   Ricardo Otheguy (Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, CUNY Graduate Center) ,  Ana Celia Zentella (Professor Emerita of Ethnic Studies, Professor Emerita of Ethnic Studies, University of California at San Diego)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 15.60cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9780199737390


ISBN 10:   0199737398
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   16 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Preface 1: Continuity, language contact, and dialectical leveling in Spanish in NYC 2: Interviews and transcripts 3: The envelope of variation and the formation of the corpus 4: The pronoun rate: Delineating New York Latino communities 5: Language contact: Generation, exposure, and English ability groups 6: Dialectal leveling in Spanish in New York 7: A multivariate approach to continuity, contact, and leveling 8: Internal evidence for continuity and contact 9: Internal evidence for continuity and leveling 10: The grammar of bilinguals in New York Bibliography Appendix 1 - Questionnaire Appendix 2 - Coding Manual

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It presents a painstakingly rigorous and ultimately fascinating account of the effects of contact with English on New York City Spanish. Equally importantly, it addresses the effects of contact with other varieties of Spanish. Kim Potowski, Journal of Sociolinguistics


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Ricardo Otheguy is Professor of Linguistics and Hispanic & Luso-Brazilian Literatures & Languages, Graduate Center, City University of New York. Ana Celia Zentella is Professor Emerita of Ethnic Studies, University of California at San Diego.

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