U.S. Mexican Spanish West of the Mississippi: Social Context and Linguistic Features

U.S. Mexican Spanish West of the Mississippi proposes a macro dialect of the most widely spoken Spanish variety in the western U.S. from a number of social and linguistic angles.

Author: Daniel J. Villa, Jens H. Clegg
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/31/2023
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9781032531526

About the Author

Daniel J. Villa is Professor Emeritus of Spanish Linguistics at New Mexico State University, USA. His primary research interests are in Spanish of the Southwest, US Spanish, language maintenance and loss, and Spanish for native and heritage speakers.

Jens H. Clegg is Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA. His research interests include US Spanish, language contact, bilingualism, and sociolinguistics.