The Routledge Handbook of Spanish in the Global City

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Spanish in the Global City written by Andrew Lynch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Spanish in the Global City brings together contributions from an international team of scholars of language in society to offer a conceptual and empirical perspective on Spanish within the context of 15 major cosmopolitan cities from around the world. With a unique focus on Spanish as an international language, each chapter questions the traditional and modern notions of language, place, and identity in the urban context of globalization. This collection of new perspectives on the sociology of Spanish provides an insightful and invaluable resource for students and researchers seeking to explore lesser-known areas of sociolinguistic research.