The Handbook Of Hispanic Sociolinguistics

"Diaz-Campos singlehandedly tackled this massive task with Impeccable editorial skills and a well-informed vision... An imperative reference for scholars and advanced students of Hispanic sociolinguistics, obligatory on all MA and PhD reading lists on Hispanic linguistics, and highly recommended for anyone seeking a comprehensive, contemporary view of the field"

Journal of Sociolinguistics

"This is a state-of-the art and informative book that tackles many of the pivotal Issues in theoretical and experimental Hispanic sociolinguistics. It features internationally renowned contributors from around the world, providing a broad view and new insights into this complex and dynamic field. Its pan-Hispanic approach---together with its breadth and novelty---make the volume an indispensable reference book for both students and researchers"

Language in Society

"The book is a really impressive collection of key issues in today's sociolinguistics. It presents the most researched areas of the field in a comprehensive way and thereby reflects the rich diversity of dialects and varieties spoken across the Americas and Spain"

ELanguage

The Handbook of Hispanic Sociolinguistics is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and applied research in this emerging field. Each of its sections brings together the latest perspectives by internationally renowned sociolinguists on key research strands, including phonological and morpho-syntactic variation; language, age, and gender; language contact; Spanish in the United States of America; and language policy and planning

Featuring newly commissioned material, the Handbook is an authoritative response to the need for a dedicated resource on sociolinguistic research in Spanish and will help shape the ongoing discussions in this field for years to come

Manuel Diaz-Campos is Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. He is editor of Selected Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Laboratory Approaches to Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (2006) and author of Introduccion a la sociolinguistica hispanica (Wiley, 2014)