Introduction: How Did They Talk to One Another? Language Use and Communication in Multilingual New Spain–Yanna Yannakakis
ARTICLES:
The Expansion of Nahuatl as a Lingua Franca among Priests in Sixteenth-Century Mexico–John F. Schwaller
The Use of Nahuatl in Evangelization and the Ministry of Sebastian–Mark Z. Christensen
The Importance of Mestizos and Mulatos as Bilingual Intermediaries in Sixteenth-Century New Spain–Robert C. Schwaller
Spanish Men, Indigenous Language, and Informal Interpreters in Postcontact Mexico–Martin Nesvig
CONCLUDING REMARKS:
Conclusion: A Language across Space, Time, and Ethnicity–Caterina Pizzigoni