Bridging Boundaries

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.