Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I would like to give my most heartfelt thanks to all of the authors who contributed to this volume. I sincerely appreciate their efforts to conduct fieldwork in various parts of the Spanish-speaking world, in many cases in regions where most of us will never have the chance to go, as well as their willingness to share some of the findings stemming from their data as part of this collection of papers. I am also grateful for their cooperation, patience, and overall positive spirit throughout the process of developing this volume. I consider myself fortunate to have had the chance to collaborate with such a wonderful group of high-caliber scholars and high-character individuals.

Furthermore, I am indebted to all expert peer-reviewers of chapters, who were kind enough to enthusiastically allocate their time and energy to support the publication of this volume. Their valuable feedback has ensured that the final version of each chapter is as polished as possible. These colleagues are: Scott Alvord (Brigham Young University), Jaine Beswick (University of Southampton), Travis Bradley (UC Davis), Esther Brown (University of Colorado Boulder), Phillip Carter (Florida International University), Sonia Colina (University of Arizona), Marisa Cruz (University of Lisbon), Maria del Mar Vanrell (University of the Balearic Islands), José Elías-Ulloa (Stony Brook University), Christy García (Saint Louis University), Miguel García (Georgia Southern University), Marisol Garrido (Eastern Michigan University), C. Elizabeth Goodin-Mayeda (University of Houston), Chad Howe (University of Georgia), Seunghun Lee (International Christian University, Japan), Elisabeth Mayer (Australian National University), Trudel Meisenburg (Osnabrück University), Antje Muntendam (Florida State University), Steve Parker (Dallas International University), Marta Ramírez Martínez (College of Charleston), Daniel Recasens (Autonomous University of Barcelona), Brendan Regan (Texas Tech University), Sergio Robles-Puente (West Virginia University), Joaquín Romero Gallego (Rovira i Virgili University), Rebecca Ronquest (North Carolina State University), Paolo Roseano (University of Barcelona and University of South Africa), Scott Sadowsky (Catholic University of Chile), Armin Schwegler (UC Irvine), Megan Solon (SUNY Albany), Gisela Tomé Lourido (University of Leeds), João Veloso (University of Porto), Marina Vigário (University of Lisbon), and Fernando Zúñiga (University of Bern).

I would also like to thank the editors of the Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics series, Jennifer Cabrelli and Kim Geeslin. Their collegiality and guidance from the initial to latter stages of this volume have been essential to its successful completion.

Finally, I thank my loving family for constantly cheering me on and unconditionally supporting me. Happiness at home fuels all academic (among other) pursuits.