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Bárbara Ávila-Shah

Dr. Bárbara Ávila-Shah

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office: 921 Clemens Hall
Phone: (716) 645-2191 x 1193
Email: bia@buffalo.edu
Website: Personal site

Degrees

  • B.A. from University of Puerto Rico
  • M.A. from Cornell University
  • Ph.D. from Cornell University

Areas of Specialization

Publications

  • Ávila-Shah, Bárbara. 2001. "Discourse Connectedness in Caribbean Spanish". Spanish in the U.S. Selected Proceedings of the 17th Conference of Spanish in the United States. Boston: Cascadilla Press.

Current Research Projects

  • Discourse analysis of personal pronouns in Caribbean and US Spanish
  • Use of direct and indirect object pronouns amoung US Spanish speakers

Frequently Taught Courses:

  • SPA 450/534: Sociolinguistics
  • SPA 506: Spanish Language in America
  • SPA 601: Spanish in the United States
  • SPA 421/501: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
  • SPA 549: Spanish Sociolinguistics II: Praxis

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