11. Conclusions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements xii
4. Prologue xiii
5. Introduction: Sociolinguistic diversification 1
6. 1. The origins of Spanish: Spain and the New World 35
7. 2. The first speakers of Mexican Spanish 70
8. 3. The Spanish language and its variations in New Spain 110
9. 4. Koineization and the first generation of Spanish speakers 140
10. 5. How Spanish diversified 184
11. 6. Continuity and change: The second generation 211
12. 7. Religion, bilingualism and acculturation 249
13. 8. Diversification and stability: 17th century 278
14. 9. The end of the colonial period: 18th century 308
15. 10. Diversification, attrition and residual variants 343
16. 11. Conclusions 376
17. Appendix 394
18. References 401
19. Index 415