Author: Virgil L. PoulterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : de
Pages :
Book Description
An introduction to Old Spanish
Author: Virgil L. PoulterA Guide to Old Spanish
Author: Steven N. DworkinPublisher:
ISBN: 9780199687329
Category : Spanish language
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This book is a general introduction to the structures of the different medieval Romance vernaculars most commonly known as Old or Medieval Spanish. It describes the orthography, phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary of medieval Hispano-Romance, and exemplifies these features in an anthology of texts with commentary.
An Introduction to Old Spanish
Author: Virgil L. PoulterPublisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Here is a manual for scholars of Old Spanish that departs from tradition in that it guides the reader through a minimal (and painless) course in the fundamentals of linguistics and Latin before discussing the evolution of Latin to Spanish. It also includes an excellent selection of early and medieval texts that clearly demonstrate the process of change that took place as the language of Caesar became Spanish.
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.
Language Structure, Variation and Change
Author: Ian E. MackenziePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030105679
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
This book offers an original account of the dynamics of syntactic change and the evolving structure of Old Spanish that combines rigorous manuscript-based investigation, quantitative analysis and a syntactic approach grounded in Minimalist thinking. Its analysis of both successful and failed changes demonstrates the degree of unpredictability caused by the interaction of competing factors and will shed fresh light on the assumed unidirectionality of linguistic change. Importantly, it reveals that Old Spanish and modern Spanish are more similar to one another than is usually supposed and demonstrates that many of the differences between the two varieties are quantitative rather than qualitative. This theoretically sophisticated examination of historical corpora will provide an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Old and modern Spanish, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and syntax.
A Guide to Old Spanish
Author: Steven N. DworkinPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019151098X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This book is a general introduction to the structures of the different medieval Romance vernaculars most commonly known as Old or Medieval Spanish, as preserved in texts from Spain from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries. After discussing general methodological questions concerning the description and analysis of an earlier historical stage of a modern language, the individual chapters in the first part of the book describe the orthography, phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary of medieval Hispano-Romance. Steven N. Dworkin offers the first systematic description of the language in English, and compares its structures with those found in the modern variety. In the second part of the book, the features of medieval Hispano-Romance are exemplified in an anthology of selected texts, one from each of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, accompanied by linguistic commentary. The volume will be of interest to scholars and students of Romance linguistics, Spanish historical linguistics, and Spanish medieval literary and cultural studies.
GUIDE TO OLD SPANISH.
Author: DWORKIN.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
Sample Text
Old Spanish Readings
Author: Jeremiah Denis Matthias FordPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781391636207
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Excerpt from Old Spanish Readings: Selected on the Basis of Critically Edited Texts This book is intended to facilitate the study of the develop ment of the Spanish language in the earlier period of its history. As scholars know, it is unfortunately the case that many of the Old Spanish monuments have been published by editors who modernized their aspect. For scientific purposes their editions are, of course, very unsatisfactory. Therefore, in the present instance, care has been taken to print selections from editions which do not deform the historical conditions of the language. In the Introduction the more elementary matters of Spanish phonology are treated. The Notes are concerned with both linguistic and literary subjects. The Vocabulary has been made as complete as possible, and, in the discussion of certain points, supplements the Notes. Much yet remains to be done in the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Spanish Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Jo LabanyiPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199208050
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
This title explores the rich literary history of Spain which resonates with contemporary debates on transnationalism and cultural diversity. It introduces readers to the ways in which Spanish literature has been read in and outside Spain explaining misconceptions, outlining insights of scholarship and suggesting new readings.