Poplack, Shana2009-08-202009-08-201983Spanish in the U.S. Setting: Beyond the Southwest; 107-1290-89763-073-4http://hdl.handle.net/10315/2815This study reviews five papers focusing on Spanish in the United States setting in light of traditional and current research in the field of bilingualism. The author discusses methodological, conceptual, and analytical approaches to language contact, as well as the implications of various research frameworks for the findings. It is suggested that the "sociolinguistic method" can be successfully applied to the study of language contact.enLinguistic ChangeLanguage TransferSpanish -- USAMinority Language VariationBook Chapter