Spanish is now considered the second most widely spoken language in the world; the number of university-level students enrolled in Spanish classes in the US far outweighs the combined
enrollment of students in all other languages. Arteaga (Spanish linguistics, U. of Nevada, Las Vegas) and Llorente (Spanish, Berry College) present a text for both instructors and their
students which focuses on the pluralcentricity of Spanish and the resulting dialectical and sociolinguistic differences students will likely encounter. The text covers phonological,
morphosyntactic and lexical variation in Spanish; the integration of diachronic information into the Spanish language classroom; the challenges and benefits of integrating variation into the
Spanish language classroom; a review of three popular first-year textbooks; and sources for further reading. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc.,
Portland, OR (booknews.com)
