Spanish in Colombia and New York City

Spanish in Colombia and New York City PDF Author: Rafael Orozco
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN: 9027264392
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 211

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Book Description
This volume fills a void in language variation and change research. It is the first to provide an empirical, comparative study of Spanish in Colombia and New York City. Remarkable similarities in the linguistic conditioning on language variation in both communities contrast with interesting differences in the effects of social predictors. The book provides a window into the effects of language and dialect contact on change and serves as a model for studies comparing diasporic populations to their home speech communities.