Scott M. Alvord is Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics at Brigham Young University, USA.Gregory L. Thompson is Associate Professor of Spanish Pedagogy at Brigham Young University, USA.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionNew Research on Spanish in the United StatesScott M. Alvord and Gregory L. Thompson, Brigham Young UniversityPart 1: Spanish in the United States: Language AttitudesChapter 1Language, Contact, and the Negotiation of Identities in a Mixed-Latino CommunityJosé Esteban Hernández, University of Texas, Rio Grande ValleyChapter 2Perceptions of Spanish(es) in the United States: Mexicans’ Sociophonetic Evaluations of [v] in the Speech of U.S.-based Mexican Immigrants, Heritage Speakers, and Language LearnersWhitney Chapell, University of Texas, San AntonioChapter 3A Socio-Onomastic Study of Spanish Receptive Bilinguals: Attitudes, Ascription and Audience DesignMaryann Parada, California State University, BakersfieldPart 2: Spanish in the United States: Language in ContactChapter 4Pro-drop to non-pro-drop: question word order in New York City Caribbean SpanishCarolina Barrera-Tobón, DePaul UniversityRocío Raña-Risso, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York Chapter 5Bare If-Clauses as a Compensatory Politeness Strategy in United States SpanishEmily Bernate, St. Edward’s UniversityChapter 6The Effect of Level of Instruction, Dialect, and Extended Time Abroad on the L2 Acquisition of Spanish Speech Rhythm: Results and Methodological ConcernsBrandon M. A. Rogers, Ball State UniversityScott M. Alvord, Brigham Young University Doug Porter, University of MinnesotaPart 3: Spanish in the United States: Heritage Speakers of SpanishChapter 7Connecting the Classroom and the Community: Service Learning and the Heritage Language StudentGregory L. Thompson, Brigham Young UniversityChapter 8Systematizing the Use of the Aspectual Distinction by Level of Proficiency: A Case of Spanish as a Heritage LanguageLaura Valentín-Rivera, Kansas State UniversityEarl K. Brown, Brigham Young UniversityChapter 9Heritage Speakers, Monolingual Policies, and Spanish Language Maintenance in KansasRachel E. Showstack and Kelly Guzman, Wichita State UniversityEpilogueEdwin M. Lamboy, The City College of New York (CUNY)