The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1316626768 ISBN 13: 9781316626764

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2024

Synopsis

A state-of-the-art, in-depth survey of the topics, approaches and theories in Spanish linguistics today. The language is researched from a number of different perspectives. This Handbook surveys the major advances and findings, with a special focus on recent accomplishments in the field. It provides an accurate and complete overview of research, as well as facilitating future directions. It encourages the reader to make connections between chapters and units, and promotes cross-theoretical dialogue. The contributions are by a wide range of specialists, writing on topics including corpus linguistics, phonology and phonetics, morphosyntax, pragmatics, the role of the speaker and speech context, language acquisition and grammaticalization. This is a must-have volume for researchers looking to contextualize their own research and for students seeking a one-stop resource on Spanish linguistics.

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About the Author

Kimberly L. Geeslin is Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University. Her research focuses on second language Spanish and the intersection of SLA and sociolinguistics. She is co-author of Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition (2014) and the editor of The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition (2013). She has published research articles in Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Learning, Hispania, Spanish in Context, Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, Linguistics and Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1316626768
• ISBN 13: 9781316626764
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 794
• Editor: Geeslin Kimberly L.