Acknowledgements
Introduction
New Research on Spanish in the United States
Scott M. Alvord and Gregory L. Thompson, Brigham Young University
Part 1: Spanish in the United States: Language Attitudes
Chapter 1
Language, Contact, and the Negotiation of Identities in a Mixed-Latino Community
Jose Esteban Hernandez, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Chapter 2
Perceptions of Spanish(es) in the United States: Mexicans' Sociophonetic Evaluations of [v] in the Speech of U.S.-based Mexican Immigrants, Heritage Speakers, and Language Learners
Whitney Chapell, University of Texas, San Antonio
Chapter 3
A Socio-Onomastic Study of Spanish Receptive Bilinguals: Attitudes, Ascription and Audience Design
Maryann Parada, California State University, Bakersfield
Part 2: Spanish in the United States: Language in Contact
Chapter 4
Pro-drop to non-pro-drop: question word order in New York City Caribbean Spanish
Carolina Barrera-Tobon, DePaul University
Rocio Rana-Risso, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Chapter 5
Bare If-Clauses as a Compensatory Politeness Strategy in United States Spanish
Emily Bernate, St. Edward's University
Chapter 6
The Effect of Level of Instruction, Dialect, and Extended Time Abroad on the L2 Acquisition of Spanish Speech Rhythm: Results and Methodological Concerns
Brandon M. A. Rogers, Ball State University
Scott M. Alvord, Brigham Young University
Doug Porter, University of Minnesota
Part 3: Spanish in the United States: Heritage Speakers of Spanish
Chapter 7
Connecting the Classroom and the Community: Service Learning and the Heritage Language Student
Gregory L. Thompson, Brigham Young University
Chapter 8
Systematizing the Use of the Aspectual Distinction by Level of Proficiency: A Case of Spanish as a Heritage Language
Laura Valentin-Rivera, Kansas State University
Earl K. Brown, Brigham Young University
Chapter 9
Heritage Speakers, Monolingual Policies, and Spanish Language Maintenance in Kansas
Rachel E. Showstack and Kelly Guzman, Wichita State University
Epilogue
Edwin M. Lamboy, The City College of New York (CUNY)