Author: Ralph John PennyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521011846
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : es
Pages : 422
Book Description
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A History of the Spanish Language
Author: Ralph John PennyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521011846
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : es
Pages : 422
Book Description
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A History of the Spanish Language through Texts
Author: Christopher PountainPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134678541
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
A History of the Spanish Language through Texts examines the evolution of the Spanish language from the Middle Ages to the present day. Pountain explores a wide range of texts from poetry, through newspaper articles and political documents, to a Bunuel film script and a love letter. With keypoints and a careful indexing and cross-referencing system this book can be used as a freestanding history of the language independently of the illustrative texts themselves.
An American Language
Author: Rosina LozanoPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520969588
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
"This is the most comprehensive book I’ve ever read about the use of Spanish in the U.S. Incredible research. Read it to understand our country. Spanish is, indeed, an American language."—Jorge Ramos An American Language is a tour de force that revolutionizes our understanding of U.S. history. It reveals the origins of Spanish as a language binding residents of the Southwest to the politics and culture of an expanding nation in the 1840s. As the West increasingly integrated into the United States over the following century, struggles over power, identity, and citizenship transformed the place of the Spanish language in the nation. An American Language is a history that reimagines what it means to be an American—with profound implications for our own time.
The Story of Spanish
Author: Jean-Benoît NadeauPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250023165
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
The authors of The Story of French are back with a new linguistic history of the Spanish language and its progress around the globe. Just how did a dialect spoken by a handful of shepherds in Northern Spain become the world's second most spoken language, the official language of twenty-one countries on two continents, and the unofficial second language of the United States? Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow, the husband-and-wife team who chronicled the history of the French language in The Story of French, now look at the roots and spread of modern Spanish. Full of surprises and honed in Nadeau and Barlow's trademark style, combining personal anecdote, reflections, and deep research, The Story of Spanish is the first full biography of a language that shaped the world we know, and the only global language with two names—Spanish and Castilian. The story starts when the ancient Phoenicians set their sights on "The Land of the Rabbits," Spain's original name, which the Romans pronounced as Hispania. The Spanish language would pick up bits of Germanic culture, a lot of Arabic, and even some French on its way to taking modern form just as it was about to colonize a New World. Through characters like Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus, Cervantes, and Goya, The Story of Spanish shows how Spain's Golden Age, the Mexican Miracle, and the Latin American Boom helped shape the destiny of the language. Other, more somber episodes, also contributed, like the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of Spain's Jews, the destruction of native cultures, the political instability in Latin America, and the dictatorship of Franco. The Story of Spanish shows there is much more to Spanish than tacos, flamenco, and bullfighting. It explains how the United States developed its Hispanic personality from the time of the Spanish conquistadors to Latin American immigration and telenovelas. It also makes clear how fundamentally Spanish many American cultural artifacts and customs actually are, including the dollar sign, barbecues, ranching, and cowboy culture. The authors give us a passionate and intriguing chronicle of a vibrant language that thrived through conquests and setbacks to become the tongue of Pedro Almodóvar and Gabriel García Márquez, of tango and ballroom dancing, of millions of Americans and hundreds of millions of people throughout the world.
The History of Spanish
Author: Diana L. RansonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107144728
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
Provides students with an engaging and thorough overview of the history of Spanish and its development from Latin.
A Political History of Spanish
Author: José Del VallePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107005736
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
A comprehensive work which offers a new and provocative approach to Spanish from political and historical perspectives.
A History of the Spanish Lexicon
Author: Steven N. DworkinPublisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 0199541140
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Written from the twin perspectives of linguistic and cultural change, this pioneering book describes the language inherited from Latin and how it was then influenced by the Visigothic and Arabic invasions and later by contact with Old French, Old Provençal, English and, not least, with the indigenous languages of South and Central America.
The Spanish Language in the United States
Author: José CobasPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000531104
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
The Spanish Language in the United States addresses the rootedness of Spanish in the United States, its racialization, and Spanish speakers’ resistance against racialization. This novel approach challenges the "foreigner" status of Spanish and shows that racialization victims do not take their oppression meekly. It traces the rootedness of Spanish since the 1500s, when the Spanish empire began the settlement of the new land, till today, when 39 million U.S. Latinos speak Spanish at home. Authors show how whites categorize Spanish speaking in ways that denigrate the non-standard language habits of Spanish speakers—including in schools—highlighting ways of overcoming racism.
The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado
Author: Garland D. BillsPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826345492
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This linguistic exploration delves into the language as it is spoken by the Hispanic population of New Mexico and southern Colorado.
Exploring the Spanish Language
Author: Christopher PountainPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317562879
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Exploring the Spanish Language is a practical introduction to the structures and varieties of Spanish. This new edition provides updated samples that introduce the varieties of modern Spanish, its main registers and styles, including a greater percentage from Latin America. Written specifically with English-speaking learners of Spanish in mind, readers will find a good deal of practical help in developing skills such as pronunciation and the appropriate use of register. No previous knowledge of linguistics is assumed and a glossary of technical terms, in conjunction with exercises and activities, helps to reinforce key points. Exploring the Spanish Language is ideal for students taking courses on Spanish language and linguistics and provides an ideal foundation for research of the Spanish speaking world.