1. Ser and estar: Outstanding questions (by Leonetti, Manuel); 2. Ser and estar and aspect; 3. More than a copula: complex predicates with estar and the clitic se (by Garcia Fernandez, Luis); 4. Ser, estar and two different modifiers (by Romeu, Juan); 5. Sentences as predicates: the Spanish construction ser (by Fernandez Leborans, Maria Jesus); 6. Ser and estar beyond aspect; 7. The inference of temporal persistence and the individual/stage level distinction: the case of ser vs. estar in Spanish (by Gumiel-Molina, Silvia); 8. Location and the estar/ser alternation (by Zagona, Karen); 9. What do Spanish copulas have in common with Tibetan evidentials? (by Camacho, Jose); 10. On word order in Spanish copular sentences (by Leonetti, Manuel); 11. The extension and loss of copulas; 12. Origins and development of adjectival passives in Spanish: a corpus study (by Marco, Cristina); 13. Eventive and stative passives and copula selection in Canadian and American Heritage Speaker Spanish (by Valenzuela, Elena); 14. The development and use of the Spanish copula with adjectives by Korean-speaking learners (by Geeslin, Kimberly L.); 15. Index

This very well-conceived book provides new empirical insights into and state-of-the-art theoretical discussion of almost all of the central questions surrounding the classic topic of the ser/estar distinction in Spanish. Its breadth of coverage -- including not only syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, but also diachronic and acquisition studies -- and the richness of theoretical approaches represented will make it a lasting reference for researchers and advanced students.