Caribbean Spanish in the metropolis : Spanish language among Cubans, Dominicans, and Puerto Ricans in the New York City area / Edwin M. Lamboy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamboy, Edwin M., 1967-

Series:

Latino communities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish language--Dialects--New York (State)--New York.

Spanish language.

Spanish language--Dialects--Caribbean.

Bilingualism--New York (State)--New York.

Bilingualism.

Spanish language--Dialects--Phonetics.

Spanish language--Dialects.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

xi, 129 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Contents:

Spanish in the United States

Methodology

Results: a sociolinguistic profile of first- and second-generation speakers of Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican Spanish in the New York City area

Results: retention of dialectal phonetic features among first- and second-generation speakers of Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican Spanish in the New York City area

Discussion and conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-126) and index.

ISBN:

0415949254

OCLC:

54670291