Author: Stephen Kendrick
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433682885
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
From the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of “dares” challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children. Easy to read and work into a busy schedule, The Love Dare for Parents is designed to “turn the hearts of parents to their children and turn the hearts of children to their parents” (Malachi 4:6) so that moms and dads can more fully enjoy and delight in their children while maximizing the positive impact they have on their lives long term. Each day brings a promising key verse from Scripture, a biblical principle about love that applies to parenting, a specific challenge the parent does for the sake of their child, and space to journal thoughts and reflect on what happened that day. The Love Dare for Parents even includes access to a FREE online parenting assessment, helpfully keyed to select material in the book.Parents, take the dare!
The Love Dare for Parents
Author: Stephen Kendrick
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433682885
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
From the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of “dares” challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children. Easy to read and work into a busy schedule, The Love Dare for Parents is designed to “turn the hearts of parents to their children and turn the hearts of children to their parents” (Malachi 4:6) so that moms and dads can more fully enjoy and delight in their children while maximizing the positive impact they have on their lives long term. Each day brings a promising key verse from Scripture, a biblical principle about love that applies to parenting, a specific challenge the parent does for the sake of their child, and space to journal thoughts and reflect on what happened that day. The Love Dare for Parents even includes access to a FREE online parenting assessment, helpfully keyed to select material in the book.Parents, take the dare!
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433682885
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
From the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of “dares” challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children. Easy to read and work into a busy schedule, The Love Dare for Parents is designed to “turn the hearts of parents to their children and turn the hearts of children to their parents” (Malachi 4:6) so that moms and dads can more fully enjoy and delight in their children while maximizing the positive impact they have on their lives long term. Each day brings a promising key verse from Scripture, a biblical principle about love that applies to parenting, a specific challenge the parent does for the sake of their child, and space to journal thoughts and reflect on what happened that day. The Love Dare for Parents even includes access to a FREE online parenting assessment, helpfully keyed to select material in the book.Parents, take the dare!
Glosario Del Banco Mundial
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.
Teaching Translation from Spanish to English
Author: Allison Beeby Lonsdale
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 077660399X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
While many professional translators believe the ability to translate is a gift that one either has or does not have, Allison Beeby Lonsdale questions this view. In her innovative book, Beeby Lonsdale demonstrates how teachers can guide their students by showing them how insights from communication theory, discourse analysis, pragmatics, and semiotics can illuminate the translation process. Using Spanish to English translation as her example, she presents the basic principles of translation through 29 teaching units, which are prefaced by objectives, tasks, and commentaries for the teacher, and through 48 task sheets, which show how to present the material to students. Published in English.
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 077660399X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
While many professional translators believe the ability to translate is a gift that one either has or does not have, Allison Beeby Lonsdale questions this view. In her innovative book, Beeby Lonsdale demonstrates how teachers can guide their students by showing them how insights from communication theory, discourse analysis, pragmatics, and semiotics can illuminate the translation process. Using Spanish to English translation as her example, she presents the basic principles of translation through 29 teaching units, which are prefaced by objectives, tasks, and commentaries for the teacher, and through 48 task sheets, which show how to present the material to students. Published in English.
Upside Down
Author: Eduardo Galeano
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466869380
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
From the winner of the first Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom, a bitingly funny, kaleidoscopic vision of the first world through the eyes of the third Eduardo Galeano, author of the incomparable Memory of Fire Trilogy, combines a novelist's intensity, a poet's lyricism, a journalist's fearlessness, and the strong judgments of an engaged historian. Now his talents are richly displayed in Upside Down, an eloquent, passionate, sometimes hilarious exposé of our first-world privileges and assumptions. In a series of lesson plans and a "program of study" about our beleaguered planet, Galeano takes the reader on a wild trip through the global looking glass. From a master class in "The Impunity of Power" to a seminar on "The Sacred Car"--with tips along the way on "How to Resist Useless Vices" and a declaration of "The Right to Rave"--he surveys a world unevenly divided between abundance and deprivation, carnival and torture, power and helplessness. We have accepted a reality we should reject, Galeano teaches us, one where machines are more precious than humans, people are hungry, poverty kills, and children toil from dark to dark. A work of fire and charm, Upside Down makes us see the world anew and even glimpse how it might be set right. "Galeano's outrage is tempered by intelligence, an ineradicable sense of humor, and hope." -Los Angeles Times, front page
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466869380
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
From the winner of the first Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom, a bitingly funny, kaleidoscopic vision of the first world through the eyes of the third Eduardo Galeano, author of the incomparable Memory of Fire Trilogy, combines a novelist's intensity, a poet's lyricism, a journalist's fearlessness, and the strong judgments of an engaged historian. Now his talents are richly displayed in Upside Down, an eloquent, passionate, sometimes hilarious exposé of our first-world privileges and assumptions. In a series of lesson plans and a "program of study" about our beleaguered planet, Galeano takes the reader on a wild trip through the global looking glass. From a master class in "The Impunity of Power" to a seminar on "The Sacred Car"--with tips along the way on "How to Resist Useless Vices" and a declaration of "The Right to Rave"--he surveys a world unevenly divided between abundance and deprivation, carnival and torture, power and helplessness. We have accepted a reality we should reject, Galeano teaches us, one where machines are more precious than humans, people are hungry, poverty kills, and children toil from dark to dark. A work of fire and charm, Upside Down makes us see the world anew and even glimpse how it might be set right. "Galeano's outrage is tempered by intelligence, an ineradicable sense of humor, and hope." -Los Angeles Times, front page
Inglés en 100 días - Inglés para el trabajo / English For Work
Author: Inglés en 100 días
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1945540885
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : es
Pages : 0
Book Description
No pierdas esa oportunidad laboral por tu inglés. Inglés para el trabajo ofrece los recursos básicos necesarios para comunicarse en inglés en Estados Unidos en distintos ámbitos laborales, facilitando así la integración a la vida en este país. Además de adquirir los conocimientos generales del idioma, los usuarios podrán enriquecer sus destrezas comunicativas en situaciones de la vida diaria, asi como tambien en entrevistas de trabajo con vocabulario, expresiones, ejercicios y situaciones prácticas. A través del curso, el estudiante se encontrará con cuatro historias entrelazadas, donde aparecen referencias a las realidades laborales de los distintos personajes y que se desarrollan en cuatro entornos laborales: • La fábrica • La mansión • El hotel • La construcción Inglés para el trabajo cuenta además con una sección de vocabulario y expresiones de interés y ejemplos de su uso, 100 preguntas y respuestas sobre el uso del inglés americano, ejercicios prácticos y una sección dedicada a las entrevistas de trabajo en distintos entornos profesionales. El curso incluye también un apéndice con temas de interés práctico, cultural y social sobre Estados Unidos, como datos geográficos, sistema educativo, seguro social, sistema sanitario, entre otros, así como consejos o sugerencias de utilidad para los usuarios que ya son parte de la sociedad estadounidense. El método Inglés para el trabajo está organizado en veinte (20) unidades de distribución similar: · Diálogo situacional, a través del cual se introduce a los estudiantes en algunos puntos de interés didáctico, que son tratados en pequeñas y sencillas cápsulas explicativas, amenizando así el proceso de aprendizaje. Estos diálogos están basados en cuatro historias que hacen referencias a las realidades laborales de los personajes, contando con todos los elementos para captar la atención de los usuarios, como cierta dosis de drama, suspense y romance. En la Fábrica: • Security guard, • Janitor and Cleaner • Maintenance custodian • Secretary / receptionist • Office assistant • Messenger • Machine operator • Warehouse, shipping and receiving worker En la Mansión: • Nanny • Gardener and landscaping • Housekeeper • Laundry & Dry Cleaner • Personal trainer • Pool Cleaner • Exterminator En el Hotel: • Chef and cook • Waiter, waitress • Front desk agent • Bellman • Dishwasher • Customer service • Manicurist • Hair stylist • Esthetician • Nail technician • Waxing • Make up artist En el Sitio de Construcción: • Handyman • Carpenter • Safety manager • Painter • Electrician, • Construction worker • Plumber • Welder • Foreman • Crane operator • Roofer · Una sección de vocabulario y expresiones de interés. · Ejemplos de uso de dicho vocabulario y expresiones. · 100 preguntas y respuestas sobre el uso del inglés americano. · Ejercicios prácticos para aplicar los conocimientos adquiridos. · Una sección sobre una entrevista de trabajo en distintos entornos profesionales. · Apéndice que recogerá temas de interés práctico, cultural y social sobre Estados Unidos, como datos geográficos, sistema educativo, seguro social, sistema sanitario, etc., así como consejos o sugerencias de utilidad para los usuarios que ya son parte de la sociedad estadounidense. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION English For Work offers the basic resources necessary for communicating in English in the United States in different work environments, thus facilitating integration into life in this country. In addition to acquiring general knowledge of the language, users can enrich their communicative skills in situations of daily life with vocabulary, expressions, exercises, and practical situations. Through this course, students will find four linked stories, in which they will see references to work-related realities of the different characters, and which are set in four work environments: • A factory • A mansion • A hotel • A construction site English For Work also contains a section of vocabulary and interesting expressions and examples of use, 100 questions and answers about the use of American English, practical exercises, and a section dedicated to job interviews in different professional environments. The course also includes an appendix with topics of practical, cultural, and social interest about the United States, such as geographical facts, the educational system, social security, and the healthcare system, among others, as well as advice and useful suggestions for users who are already part of US society.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1945540885
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : es
Pages : 0
Book Description
No pierdas esa oportunidad laboral por tu inglés. Inglés para el trabajo ofrece los recursos básicos necesarios para comunicarse en inglés en Estados Unidos en distintos ámbitos laborales, facilitando así la integración a la vida en este país. Además de adquirir los conocimientos generales del idioma, los usuarios podrán enriquecer sus destrezas comunicativas en situaciones de la vida diaria, asi como tambien en entrevistas de trabajo con vocabulario, expresiones, ejercicios y situaciones prácticas. A través del curso, el estudiante se encontrará con cuatro historias entrelazadas, donde aparecen referencias a las realidades laborales de los distintos personajes y que se desarrollan en cuatro entornos laborales: • La fábrica • La mansión • El hotel • La construcción Inglés para el trabajo cuenta además con una sección de vocabulario y expresiones de interés y ejemplos de su uso, 100 preguntas y respuestas sobre el uso del inglés americano, ejercicios prácticos y una sección dedicada a las entrevistas de trabajo en distintos entornos profesionales. El curso incluye también un apéndice con temas de interés práctico, cultural y social sobre Estados Unidos, como datos geográficos, sistema educativo, seguro social, sistema sanitario, entre otros, así como consejos o sugerencias de utilidad para los usuarios que ya son parte de la sociedad estadounidense. El método Inglés para el trabajo está organizado en veinte (20) unidades de distribución similar: · Diálogo situacional, a través del cual se introduce a los estudiantes en algunos puntos de interés didáctico, que son tratados en pequeñas y sencillas cápsulas explicativas, amenizando así el proceso de aprendizaje. Estos diálogos están basados en cuatro historias que hacen referencias a las realidades laborales de los personajes, contando con todos los elementos para captar la atención de los usuarios, como cierta dosis de drama, suspense y romance. En la Fábrica: • Security guard, • Janitor and Cleaner • Maintenance custodian • Secretary / receptionist • Office assistant • Messenger • Machine operator • Warehouse, shipping and receiving worker En la Mansión: • Nanny • Gardener and landscaping • Housekeeper • Laundry & Dry Cleaner • Personal trainer • Pool Cleaner • Exterminator En el Hotel: • Chef and cook • Waiter, waitress • Front desk agent • Bellman • Dishwasher • Customer service • Manicurist • Hair stylist • Esthetician • Nail technician • Waxing • Make up artist En el Sitio de Construcción: • Handyman • Carpenter • Safety manager • Painter • Electrician, • Construction worker • Plumber • Welder • Foreman • Crane operator • Roofer · Una sección de vocabulario y expresiones de interés. · Ejemplos de uso de dicho vocabulario y expresiones. · 100 preguntas y respuestas sobre el uso del inglés americano. · Ejercicios prácticos para aplicar los conocimientos adquiridos. · Una sección sobre una entrevista de trabajo en distintos entornos profesionales. · Apéndice que recogerá temas de interés práctico, cultural y social sobre Estados Unidos, como datos geográficos, sistema educativo, seguro social, sistema sanitario, etc., así como consejos o sugerencias de utilidad para los usuarios que ya son parte de la sociedad estadounidense. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION English For Work offers the basic resources necessary for communicating in English in the United States in different work environments, thus facilitating integration into life in this country. In addition to acquiring general knowledge of the language, users can enrich their communicative skills in situations of daily life with vocabulary, expressions, exercises, and practical situations. Through this course, students will find four linked stories, in which they will see references to work-related realities of the different characters, and which are set in four work environments: • A factory • A mansion • A hotel • A construction site English For Work also contains a section of vocabulary and interesting expressions and examples of use, 100 questions and answers about the use of American English, practical exercises, and a section dedicated to job interviews in different professional environments. The course also includes an appendix with topics of practical, cultural, and social interest about the United States, such as geographical facts, the educational system, social security, and the healthcare system, among others, as well as advice and useful suggestions for users who are already part of US society.
Basic English Grammar For Dummies - US
Author: Geraldine Woods
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119063493
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
The easy way to brush up on your English skills Is it good or well? There, their, or they're? Some people don't have to think twice about using proper English, but for the rest of us it can get tricky and confusing. Whether you're writing or speaking, it's all too easy to fall prey to simple mistakes that will represent you in a less-than-desirable light—which can potentially cost you a job or put you in an embarrassing social situation. Avoiding complicated grammar rules, Basic English For Dummies sticks to the basics and makes it easy to get up and running on what you need to know to partake in successful everyday communication, no matter your audience or medium. Inside, you'll find plenty of examples and exercises, guidance on how to structure sentences to make yourself easily understood, and so much more. In no time, you'll leave the 'me or I?' debate at the door and speak and write confidently and correctly. Plus, you'll expand your vocabulary, find the right tone and style you want to convey in your communication, and avoid common English language pitfalls. Includes quizzes and self-tests Provides guidance on composing letters, emails, texts, and phone calls Explains in plain English how to improve your English skills Gives you instruction and exercises on putting your skills to practice right away If English is your first language, but you missed or have forgotten the nuances that were taught in school, Basic English For Dummies is your go-to guide. It is also ideal for those learning English as a second language.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119063493
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
The easy way to brush up on your English skills Is it good or well? There, their, or they're? Some people don't have to think twice about using proper English, but for the rest of us it can get tricky and confusing. Whether you're writing or speaking, it's all too easy to fall prey to simple mistakes that will represent you in a less-than-desirable light—which can potentially cost you a job or put you in an embarrassing social situation. Avoiding complicated grammar rules, Basic English For Dummies sticks to the basics and makes it easy to get up and running on what you need to know to partake in successful everyday communication, no matter your audience or medium. Inside, you'll find plenty of examples and exercises, guidance on how to structure sentences to make yourself easily understood, and so much more. In no time, you'll leave the 'me or I?' debate at the door and speak and write confidently and correctly. Plus, you'll expand your vocabulary, find the right tone and style you want to convey in your communication, and avoid common English language pitfalls. Includes quizzes and self-tests Provides guidance on composing letters, emails, texts, and phone calls Explains in plain English how to improve your English skills Gives you instruction and exercises on putting your skills to practice right away If English is your first language, but you missed or have forgotten the nuances that were taught in school, Basic English For Dummies is your go-to guide. It is also ideal for those learning English as a second language.
The Only Road
Author: Alexandra Diaz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481457527
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK “An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in this “powerful and timely” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel. Jaime is sitting on his bed drawing when he hears a scream. Instantly, he knows: Miguel, his cousin and best friend, is dead. Everyone in Jaime’s small town in Guatemala knows someone who has been killed by the Alphas, a powerful gang that’s known for violence and drug trafficking. Anyone who refuses to work for them is hurt or killed—like Miguel. With Miguel gone, Jaime fears that he is next. There’s only one choice: accompanied by his cousin Ángela, Jaime must flee his home to live with his older brother in New Mexico. Inspired by true events, The Only Road is an individual story of a boy who feels that leaving his home and risking everything is his only chance for a better life. The story is “told with heartbreaking honesty,” Booklist raved, and “will bring readers face to face with the harsh realities immigrants go through in the hope of finding a better, safer life, and it will likely cause them to reflect on what it means to be human.”
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481457527
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK “An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in this “powerful and timely” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel. Jaime is sitting on his bed drawing when he hears a scream. Instantly, he knows: Miguel, his cousin and best friend, is dead. Everyone in Jaime’s small town in Guatemala knows someone who has been killed by the Alphas, a powerful gang that’s known for violence and drug trafficking. Anyone who refuses to work for them is hurt or killed—like Miguel. With Miguel gone, Jaime fears that he is next. There’s only one choice: accompanied by his cousin Ángela, Jaime must flee his home to live with his older brother in New Mexico. Inspired by true events, The Only Road is an individual story of a boy who feels that leaving his home and risking everything is his only chance for a better life. The story is “told with heartbreaking honesty,” Booklist raved, and “will bring readers face to face with the harsh realities immigrants go through in the hope of finding a better, safer life, and it will likely cause them to reflect on what it means to be human.”
El Curriculp Creativo: Paara Educacion Preescolar
Author: Strategies Teaching
Publisher: Teaching Strategies
ISBN: 9781933021126
Category :
Languages : es
Pages : 269
Book Description
Publisher: Teaching Strategies
ISBN: 9781933021126
Category :
Languages : es
Pages : 269
Book Description
US Citizenship Test Study Guide 2021 and 2022
Author: Greg Bridges
Publisher: Apex Test Prep
ISBN: 9781628457162
Category : Citizenship
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
APEX Test Prep's US Citizenship Test Study Guide 2021 and 2022: Naturalization Test Prep for all 100 USCIS Civics Questions and Answers [3rd Edition]. Preparing for your test shouldn't be harder than the test itself. To that end, our APEX Test Prep team packs our guides with everything you need. This includes testing tips, straightforward instruction, comprehensive material, practice questions, and detailed answer explanations. All these are used to help study for the US Citizenship exam. Detailed Answer Explanations: Every practice test comes with an in-depth answer key. Miss a question? Don’t know why? These APEX Test Prep explanations show you where you went wrong. Now, you can avoid making the same mistake on the actual exam.
Publisher: Apex Test Prep
ISBN: 9781628457162
Category : Citizenship
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
APEX Test Prep's US Citizenship Test Study Guide 2021 and 2022: Naturalization Test Prep for all 100 USCIS Civics Questions and Answers [3rd Edition]. Preparing for your test shouldn't be harder than the test itself. To that end, our APEX Test Prep team packs our guides with everything you need. This includes testing tips, straightforward instruction, comprehensive material, practice questions, and detailed answer explanations. All these are used to help study for the US Citizenship exam. Detailed Answer Explanations: Every practice test comes with an in-depth answer key. Miss a question? Don’t know why? These APEX Test Prep explanations show you where you went wrong. Now, you can avoid making the same mistake on the actual exam.
A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish
Author: John Butt
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461583683
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
(abridged and revised) This reference grammar offers intermediate and advanced students a reason ably comprehensive guide to the morphology and syntax of educated speech and plain prose in Spain and Latin America at the end of the twentieth century. Spanish is the main, usually the sole official language of twenty-one countries,} and it is set fair to overtake English by the year 2000 in numbers 2 of native speakers. This vast geographical and political diversity ensures that Spanish is a good deal less unified than French, German or even English, the latter more or less internationally standardized according to either American or British norms. Until the 1960s, the criteria of internationally correct Spanish were dictated by the Real Academia Espanola, but the prestige of this institution has now sunk so low that its most solemn decrees are hardly taken seriously - witness the fate of the spelling reforms listed in the Nuevas normas de prosodia y ortograjia, which were supposed to come into force in all Spanish-speaking countries in 1959 and, nearly forty years later, are still selectively ignored by publishers and literate persons everywhere. The fact is that in Spanish 'correctness' is nowadays decided, as it is in all living languages, by the consensus of native speakers; but consensus about linguistic usage is obviously difficult to achieve between more than twenty independent, widely scattered and sometimes mutually hostile countries. Peninsular Spanish is itself in flux.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461583683
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
(abridged and revised) This reference grammar offers intermediate and advanced students a reason ably comprehensive guide to the morphology and syntax of educated speech and plain prose in Spain and Latin America at the end of the twentieth century. Spanish is the main, usually the sole official language of twenty-one countries,} and it is set fair to overtake English by the year 2000 in numbers 2 of native speakers. This vast geographical and political diversity ensures that Spanish is a good deal less unified than French, German or even English, the latter more or less internationally standardized according to either American or British norms. Until the 1960s, the criteria of internationally correct Spanish were dictated by the Real Academia Espanola, but the prestige of this institution has now sunk so low that its most solemn decrees are hardly taken seriously - witness the fate of the spelling reforms listed in the Nuevas normas de prosodia y ortograjia, which were supposed to come into force in all Spanish-speaking countries in 1959 and, nearly forty years later, are still selectively ignored by publishers and literate persons everywhere. The fact is that in Spanish 'correctness' is nowadays decided, as it is in all living languages, by the consensus of native speakers; but consensus about linguistic usage is obviously difficult to achieve between more than twenty independent, widely scattered and sometimes mutually hostile countries. Peninsular Spanish is itself in flux.