In this exploration of the development of the Spanish language, the editors draw attention to the long tradition of multilingualism in the United States in the hope of putting to the rest the myth that the U.S. was ever a monolingual nation.The introduction and seven articles about various aspects of the sociohistorical development of Spanish are a must-read for scholars of history, sociology and linguistics, and anyone interested in the evolution of the Spanish influence and language in the U.S.
