Spanish as an International Language

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This volume will provide students and linguists alike with valuable perspectives on the living language. It is a must-read for new and experienced teachers of Spanish. * Karen Zagona, University of Washington * Assuming no prior linguistic knowledge, this book provides an overview of important aspects of sociolinguistic variation (regional, stylistic) in Spanish and is appropriate as a resource manual for Spanish teachers. * Julia Herschensohn, University of Washington * This book provides invaluable help to Spanish instructors by spelling out in clear and unbiased language the different aspects of dialectal variation that are typically not addressed in standard references. * Heles Contreras, Professor Emeritus, Linguistics, University of Washington * With its focus on variation across regional, social, and contact varieties of Spanish, this book will prove essential to students and teachers of Spanish and to anyone with interests in the Spanish language and its speakers. * Almeida Jacqueline Toribio, Professor of Spanish, The Pennsylvania State University *