American Spanish Pronunciation: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives (Romance Languages & Linguistics Series)

The scholar-editors and eight accomplished colleagues together offer views of phonological research on American Spanish. Structuralist Theory And The Study Of Pronunciation In American Spanish Dialectology / Melvyn C. Resnick -- Standard Spe Phonological Frameworks For Describing American Spanish Pronunciation / Robert M. Hammond -- A Generative Sketch Of Castilian Spanish Pronunciation : A Point Of Reference For The Study Of American Spanish / William W. Cressey -- Phonemic Theory Vs. Natural Phonology : Competing Approaches For Describing The Caribbean Spanish Dialects / Peter C. Bjarkman -- Abstract And Concrete Approaches To Phonological Strength And Weakening Chains : Implications For Spanish Syllable Structure / Peter C. Bjarkman -- American Spanish Dialectology And Phonology From Current Theoretical Perspectives / Robert M. Hammond -- Our Present Understanding Of Spanish Syllable Structure / James W. Harris. Cv Phonology And Its Impact On Describing American Spanish Pronunciation / Rafael A. Núñez Cedeño -- Concatenation-stratum Phonology (nee Lexical Phonology) And A Dominican Dialect Of Spanish / Jorge M. Guitart -- Teaching Spanish Pronunciation In A Communicative Approach / Tracy D. Terrell -- The Influence Of Spanish Phonology On The English Spoken By United States Hispanics / Marguerite G. Macdonald -- Radical And Conservative Hispanic Dialects : Theoretical Accounts And Pedagogical Implications / Peter C. Bjarkman. Peter C. Bjarkman, Robert M. Hammond, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References. Structures Of Charity: Bishops' Gatherings And The See Of Rome In The Early Church / Brian E. Daley -- The National Idea In The History Of The American Episcopal Conference / Elizabeth K. Mckeown -- The Authority Of The National Catholic Welfare Conference / Gerald P. Fogarty -- Conflict And Consensus In The Nccb/uscc / Thomas J. Reese -- The Normative Role Of Episcopal Conferences In The 1983 Code / Thomas J. Green -- The Roman Working Paper On Episcopal Conferences / Joseph A. Komonchak -- Doctrinal Authority Of Episcopal Conference / Avery Dulles -- Reflections On The Teaching Authority Of The Episcopal Conferences / Ladislas Orsy -- Eastern Synodal Traditions: Pertinence For Western Collegial Institutions / Michael A. Fahey -- Episcopal Conferences As An Expression Of The Communion Of Churches / James H. Provost. Edited By Thomas J. Reese. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.