This paper explores the operation of child language acquisition as a critical factor in some
forms of language change. It proposes a sociohistorical model that incorporates the potential …

This paper proposes a reconstruction of the demographic and linguistic composition of the
Spanish settling contingent in the American colonies as one of several key factors …

This study empirically tests the hypothesis of the influence of intense interdialectal contact in
American Spanish, using the methods of historical sociolinguistics applied to a corpus made …

The study of language variation and change has long been rooted in the effects of
acquisition at different points of the lifespan, but the potential for language acquisition theory …

In their The Spanish language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado: A linguistic atlas,
Bills and Vigil examine the issue of how to label the Spanish dialects spoken in northern and …

1 Introducción Este capítulo compara y contrasta dos procesos de contacto lingüístico que
llevan a la formación de nuevas variedades: la koineización y la criollización. Se parte de …

This chapter describes the historical development of dialectal diversity in Latin American
Spanish (hereafter LAS). Although the focus is on the colonial period and on verbal …

Abstract Spanish in New Mexico prior to the 1900s was the predominant language of the
region that began to be displaced with the growth of the English-speaking population during …

Abstract Spanish in New Mexico prior to the 1900s was the predominant language of the
region that began to be displaced with the growth of the English-speaking population during …

Introducción. En este estudio se analizan los factores sociales y lingüíst cos que
determinaron la formación del español de Nuevo México durant el período colonial. Este …