Bridging Boundaries
Interdisciplinary perspectives on Hispanic Linguistics
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ISBN 9789027243409 | EUR 145.00 | USD 189.00
Bridging Boundaries: Interdisciplinary perspectives on Hispanic Linguistics is a new collection of research expanding the field of Hispanic linguistics. Edited by Gregory L. Thompson and Scott M. Alvord, this volume brings together established and rising scholars to span the full range of Spanish language study from formal syntax and semantics to phonetics, sociolinguistics, and language teaching. The chapters chart novel territory: they explore dialectal and variationist patterns (in the Andes, US Spanish, Amazonia, etc.), examine bilingualism and heritage-language learning, and apply cutting-edge corpus and experimental methods. Consistent with its title, the book bridges boundaries between theory and practice, and between mainstream linguistics and educational contexts. Accessible to advanced students and researchers alike, this edited volume offers fresh perspectives on how Spanish operates across communities and disciplines. This volume will appeal to anyone seeking the latest interdisciplinary insights into the growth and evolution of the field of Hispanic linguistics.
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, 46] Expected December 2026. vi, 434 pp. + index
Publishing status: In production
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
- Preface | p. 1
- IntroductionGregory L. Thompson and Scott M. Alvord | pp. 2–9
- Syntax and semantics: A multidisciplinary approach to Spanish
- Chapter 1. Nodes, networks, and redundancies: A constructional account of the Spanish comparative correlative constructionJakob Horsch | pp. 12–37
- Chapter 2. Adverbial placement in school-age Spanish/English bilingual childrenEdier Gómez Alzate and Alejandro Cuza | pp. 38–61
- Chapter 3. Universal todo, quantification, and domain restriction in SpanishLaura Stigliano and Fernando Carranza | pp. 62–91
- Chapter 4. Semantic variation in Argentine Spanish: The domain of cutting and breakingSydney Jameson-Blowers | pp. 92–115
- Chapter 5. Clefting in wh-es que-questions in Nariñense Andean SpanishJose Benavides and Jessica Jurado Eraso | pp. 116–138
- Chapter 6. Somos qhariwarmis: The intersection of gender and indigeneity in the language of bilingual Quechua and Spanish speakersKathryn Nabors | pp. 139–164
- Spanish applied linguistics: Language acquisition and teaching
- Chapter 7. ¿Les niñes? Teachers’ attitudes toward gender-inclusive language in the L2 Spanish classroomRebecca Ronquest, Mark Darhower and Dane Wagner | pp. 166–193
- Chapter 8. Linguistic manifestations of anxiety: Complexity, accuracy, and fluency in L2 Spanish writingMarie Mangold and Mandy Menke | pp. 194–223
- Chapter 9. How long does it take to name a picture? The effects of extralinguistic variables on lexical retrieval among Spanish heritage speakersJess Ward, Rosela Romero, Liliana Sánchez and Julio César López Otero | pp. 224–249
- Chapter 10. Infinitive constructions in L2 SpanishLaura Solano-Escobar and Alejandro Cuza | pp. 250–275
- Chapter 11. Dominance and rhotic production in early heritage speakers of Spanish: Evidence and implications for instructionHeather M. Offerman and Nicole M. Rodríguez | pp. 276–303
- Spanish phonetics and phonology: Variation and perception
- Chapter 12. Allophonic splits of L1 phones in non-phonologically conditioned variation: On the perception and production of the English /t͡ʃ/-/ʃ/ contrast by L1 Costa Rican and Panamanian Spanish speakersCorey McCulloch and Jie Zhang | pp. 306–332
- Chapter 13. Perception of the assibilated trill in Argentine SpanishMadeline Hannon and Silvina Bongiovanni | pp. 333–358
- Chapter 14. En la zona donde ello[ɦ] [b]i[v]ían: Limited spirantization and labiodentalization of /b/ in the production of U.S. Salvadorans living in BostonDeborah Waughtal | pp. 359–387
- Chapter 15. Social and geographic variation in intervocalic /d/ spirantization in Peru: The potential contribution of language contactBrandon M. A. Rogers, Carol A. Klee, James Ramsburg and Christina A. Mirisis | pp. 388–410
- Chapter 16. Ongoing patterns of linguistic change in Eastern Andalusia: The case of final /s/ in MálagaMarina Bonilla-Conejo | pp. 411–434