Spanish in the United States

Acknowledgements

Introduction

New Research on Spanish in the United States

Scott M. Alvord and Gregory L. Thompson, Brigham Young University

Part 1: Spanish in the United States: Language Attitudes

Chapter 1

Language, Contact, and the Negotiation of Identities in a Mixed-Latino Community

Jose Esteban Hernandez, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

Chapter 2

Perceptions 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 Learners

Whitney Chapell, University of Texas, San Antonio

Chapter 3

A Socio-Onomastic Study of Spanish Receptive Bilinguals: Attitudes, Ascription and Audience Design

Maryann Parada, California State University, Bakersfield

Part 2: Spanish in the United States: Language in Contact

Chapter 4

Pro-drop to non-pro-drop: question word order in New York City Caribbean Spanish

Carolina Barrera-Tobon, DePaul University
Rocio Rana-Risso, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Chapter 5

Bare If-Clauses as a Compensatory Politeness Strategy in United States Spanish

Emily Bernate, St. Edward's University

Chapter 6

The Effect of Level of Instruction, Dialect, and Extended Time Abroad on the L2 Acquisition of Spanish Speech Rhythm: Results and Methodological Concerns

Brandon M. A. Rogers, Ball State University
Scott M. Alvord, Brigham Young University

Doug Porter, University of Minnesota

Part 3: Spanish in the United States: Heritage Speakers of Spanish

Chapter 7

Connecting the Classroom and the Community: Service Learning and the Heritage Language Student

Gregory L. Thompson, Brigham Young University

Chapter 8

Systematizing the Use of the Aspectual Distinction by Level of Proficiency: A Case of Spanish as a Heritage Language

Laura Valentin-Rivera, Kansas State University
Earl K. Brown, Brigham Young University

Chapter 9

Heritage Speakers, Monolingual Policies, and Spanish Language Maintenance in Kansas

Rachel E. Showstack and Kelly Guzman, Wichita State University

Epilogue

Edwin M. Lamboy, The City College of New York (CUNY)