John M. Lipski is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Spanish and Linguistics in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of several books, including Latin American Spanish, El espanol de America, and A History of Afro-Hispanic Language Contact. He is also editor of the journal Hispanic Linguistics.

Belongs in the personal library of every linguist who specializes in the Spanish of the United States. Language Problems and Language Planning An engaging style and impeccable publication ... Obligatory reading for teachers involved in bilingual or heritage language education. Modern Language Journal A very welcome addition to our accumulation of knowledge on the subject of Spanish in the United States. It has the advantage of being accessible to, and usable by, a wide spectrum of interested readers, both in linguistics per se and in the sociology of language. The author is to be congratulated for a job well done, well organized, and exquisitely presented. Journal of Sociolinguistics The book shares with the rest of Lipski's work the fruits of his broad reading, wide-ranging fieldwork, impeccable scholarship, excellent organization, and exceptional clarity. Varieties of Spanish in the United States is a valuable and important contribution to the fields of Hispanic dialectology and language contact phenomena, and will be of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike. Revista Internacional de Linguistica Iberoamericana This book offers a wealth of information in mostly very accessible and well-structured form. Bulletin of Spanish Studies

• Introduction 1. The Importance of Spanish in the United States 2. Overview of Scholarship on Spanish in the United States 3. Spanish, English, or ... "Spanglish"? 4. Mexican Spanish in the United States 5. Cuban Spanish in the United States 6. Puerto Rican Spanish in the United States 7. Dominican Spanish in the United States 8. Central American Spanish in the United States 9. Salvadoran Spanish in the United States 10. Nicaraguan Spanish in the United States 11. Guatemalan and Honduran Spanish in the United States 12. Traditional varieties: New Mexico and Louisiana 13. Language Mixing and Code Switching References

John M. Lipski is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Spanish and Linguistics in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of several books, including Latin American Spanish, El espanol de America, and A History of Afro-Hispanic Language Contact. He is also editor of the journal Hispanic Linguistics.

Belongs in the personal library of every linguist who specializes in the Spanish of the United States. Language Problems and Language Planning An engaging style and impeccable publication ... Obligatory reading for teachers involved in bilingual or heritage language education. Modern Language Journal A very welcome addition to our accumulation of knowledge on the subject of Spanish in the United States. It has the advantage of being accessible to, and usable by, a wide spectrum of interested readers, both in linguistics per se and in the sociology of language. The author is to be congratulated for a job well done, well organized, and exquisitely presented. Journal of Sociolinguistics The book shares with the rest of Lipski's work the fruits of his broad reading, wide-ranging fieldwork, impeccable scholarship, excellent organization, and exceptional clarity. Varieties of Spanish in the United States is a valuable and important contribution to the fields of Hispanic dialectology and language contact phenomena, and will be of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike. Revista Internacional de Linguistica Iberoamericana This book offers a wealth of information in mostly very accessible and well-structured form. Bulletin of Spanish Studies

• Introduction 1. The Importance of Spanish in the United States 2. Overview of Scholarship on Spanish in the United States 3. Spanish, English, or ... "Spanglish"? 4. Mexican Spanish in the United States 5. Cuban Spanish in the United States 6. Puerto Rican Spanish in the United States 7. Dominican Spanish in the United States 8. Central American Spanish in the United States 9. Salvadoran Spanish in the United States 10. Nicaraguan Spanish in the United States 11. Guatemalan and Honduran Spanish in the United States 12. Traditional varieties: New Mexico and Louisiana 13. Language Mixing and Code Switching References

John M. Lipski is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Spanish and Linguistics in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of several books, including Latin American Spanish, El espanol de America, and A History of Afro-Hispanic Language Contact. He is also editor of the journal Hispanic Linguistics.

Belongs in the personal library of every linguist who specializes in the Spanish of the United States. Language Problems and Language Planning An engaging style and impeccable publication ... Obligatory reading for teachers involved in bilingual or heritage language education. Modern Language Journal A very welcome addition to our accumulation of knowledge on the subject of Spanish in the United States. It has the advantage of being accessible to, and usable by, a wide spectrum of interested readers, both in linguistics per se and in the sociology of language. The author is to be congratulated for a job well done, well organized, and exquisitely presented. Journal of Sociolinguistics The book shares with the rest of Lipski's work the fruits of his broad reading, wide-ranging fieldwork, impeccable scholarship, excellent organization, and exceptional clarity. Varieties of Spanish in the United States is a valuable and important contribution to the fields of Hispanic dialectology and language contact phenomena, and will be of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike. Revista Internacional de Linguistica Iberoamericana This book offers a wealth of information in mostly very accessible and well-structured form. Bulletin of Spanish Studies

• Introduction 1. The Importance of Spanish in the United States 2. Overview of Scholarship on Spanish in the United States 3. Spanish, English, or ... "Spanglish"? 4. Mexican Spanish in the United States 5. Cuban Spanish in the United States 6. Puerto Rican Spanish in the United States 7. Dominican Spanish in the United States 8. Central American Spanish in the United States 9. Salvadoran Spanish in the United States 10. Nicaraguan Spanish in the United States 11. Guatemalan and Honduran Spanish in the United States 12. Traditional varieties: New Mexico and Louisiana 13. Language Mixing and Code Switching References