Current Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics

Current Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Author: Diego Pascual y Cabo
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2020-06-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027261288

Current Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics is a 15-chapter compilation written by both established and emerging scholars representing a wide array of theoretical, methodological, and empirical perspectives. Each chapter presents original and significant findings, contextualizes them within the broader empirical work, and identifies directions for future research on a variety of subfields of study such as phonetics/phonology studies, formal acquisition theory, second and heritage language acquisition, language variation, and linguistic landscapes. Given its scope and significance, this volume will be of relevance to not only academics and researchers of all theoretical stripes, but also to a more general audience new to the field of Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics.

Recent Developments in Hispanic Linguistics

Recent Developments in Hispanic Linguistics
Author: Michael Gradoville
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027246505

This book brings together eleven peer-reviewed chapters of cutting-edge research produced by both established and rising scholars in the field. Given that this volume is inspired by papers from the 25th iteration of the Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, the editors track the development of the field in the last quarter century and have organized the volume into three sections (linguistic structure and variation, US Spanish and heritage speakers, applied linguistics) reflecting current research trends. This edited volume will be a welcome resource for advanced undergraduate students, incoming and advanced graduate students, and researchers in the field, as well as Spanish language educators at all levels.

Language Contact and the Making of an Afro-Hispanic Vernacular

Language Contact and the Making of an Afro-Hispanic Vernacular
Author: Sandro Sessarego
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2019-09-12
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1108485812

Explores theoretical and typological issues surrounding the emergence of creole languages, using a cohesive approach that combines linguistics, legal history and colonial studies.

Linguistic Advances in Central American Spanish

Linguistic Advances in Central American Spanish
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2023-09-29
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9004679936

Covering all seven countries on the isthmus, this volume presents the first collection of original linguistic studies on Central American Spanish varieties, which have long been neglected in Hispanic Linguistics. The analyses in this collection span across disciplines such as sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, bilingualism, historical linguistics, and pragmatics. This volume bridges the gap between international and Central American scholars, as it highlights the work that has already been done by Central American scholars but is relatively unknown to scholars outside of the region. It also introduces readers to more recent work that sheds new light on Central American Spanish varieties, from both urban and rural settings as well as in bilingual communities where Spanish is in contact with indigenous languages.

Study Abroad and the Second Language Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Variation in Spanish

Study Abroad and the Second Language Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Variation in Spanish
Author: Sara L. Zahler
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2023-06-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027252858

This volume offers a comprehensive snapshot of the breadth of empirical research currently being conducted on the second language acquisition of sociolinguistic variation in Spanish during study abroad. Research on this topic spans diverse methodological approaches, types of programs, linguistic structures, and learner characteristics, which is reflected in the contributions in this volume. This diversity of approaches illustrates how the second language development of sociolinguistic variation during study abroad depends crucially on a number of linguistic and extralinguistic factors and can be measured in distinct ways. Thus, this collection will be an indispensable resource to researchers and students of second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, education, and other fields interested in language development during study abroad.

The Handbook of Hispanic Linguistics

The Handbook of Hispanic Linguistics
Author: José Ignacio Hualde
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 906
Release: 2012-02-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1118228049

Reflecting the growth and increasing global importance of the Spanish language, The Handbook of Hispanic Linguistics brings together a team of renowned Spanish linguistics scholars to explore both applied and theoretical work in this field. Features 41 newly-written essays contributed by leading language scholars that shed new light on the growth and significance of the Spanish language Combines current applied and theoretical research results in the field of Spanish linguistics Explores all facets relating to the origins, evolution, and geographical variations of the Spanish language Examines topics including second language learning, Spanish in the classroom, immigration, heritage languages, and bilingualism

A half century of Romance linguistics: Selected proceedings of the 50th Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages

A half century of Romance linguistics: Selected proceedings of the 50th Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages
Author: Barbara E. Bullock
Publisher: Language Science Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2023-02-14
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 3961104050

The present volume presents a selection of the revised and peer-reviewed proceedings articles of the 50th Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL 50) which was hosted virtually by the faculty and students from the University of Texas at Austin. With contributions from rising and senior scholars from Europe and the Americas, the volume demonstrates the breadth of research in contemporary Romance linguistics with articles that apply corpus-based and laboratory methods, as well as theory, to explore the structure, use, and development of the Romance languages. The articles cover a wide range of fields including morphosyntax, semantics, language variation and change, sociophonetics, historical linguistics, language acquisition, and computational linguistics. In an introductory article, the editors document the sudden transition of LSRL 50 to a virtual format and acknowledge those who helped them to ensure the continuity of this annual scholarly meeting.

Lusophone, Galician, and Hispanic Linguistics

Lusophone, Galician, and Hispanic Linguistics
Author: Gabriel Rei-Doval
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2019-05-29
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1315403927

Lusophone, Galician, and Hispanic Linguistics: Bridging Frames and Traditions examines the existing historiographic, foundational and methodological issues surrounding Lusophone, Galician, and Hispanic linguistics The volume offers a balanced collection of original research from synchronic and diachronic perspectives. It provides a first step to assessing the present and future state of Lusophone, Galician, and Hispanic linguistics and argues for an inclusive approach to the study of these three traditions which would enhance our understanding of each. Presenting the latest research in the field, this volume is a valuable resource for scholars in Lusophone, Galician, and Hispanic linguistics.

Linguistic Landscape in the Spanish-speaking World

Linguistic Landscape in the Spanish-speaking World
Author: Patricia Gubitosi
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2021-07-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 902725981X

Linguistic Landscape in the Spanish-speaking World is the first book dedicated to languages in the urban space of the Spanish-speaking world filling a gap in the extensive research that highlights the richness and complexity of Spanish Linguistic Landscapes. This book provides scholars with an instrument to access a variety of studies in the field within a monolingual or multilingual setting from a theoretical, sociolinguistic and pragmatic perspective. The works contained in this volume aim to answer questions such as, how the linguistic landscape of certain territories includes new discourses that, ultimately, contribute to a fairer society; how the linguistic landscape of minority or low-income communities can enforce changes on language policy and who determines advertising planning; how these decisions are made and how these decisions affect vendors, customers, and the general public alike. All in all, this collective volume uncovers the voices of minority groups within the communities under study.

Innovative Approaches to Research in Hispanic Linguistics

Innovative Approaches to Research in Hispanic Linguistics
Author: Sara Fernández Cuenca
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2023-06-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027252807

This volume presents research from across the subdisciplines of Hispanic Linguistics in an attempt to showcase how new research methods, together with a renewed focus on language variation, have advanced our field. This volume is divided into three sections of original research, with the first describing regional variation of Spanish, the second synchronic variation, and the third learner profile variation. Such nuanced descriptions and analyses would not be possible without new variationist research methods and big-data techniques such as the use of online corpora and data reduction analyses. These overarching themes represent a paradigm shift affecting the whole of Hispanic Linguistics, and are, therefore, best appreciated in an edited volume composed of diverse manifestations of trends like those included herein. The data from these submissions were originally presented at the Hispanic Linguistics Symposium hosted by Wake Forest University in 2021.