| A History of the Spanish Language through Texts Contributor(s): Pountain, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415180619 ISBN-13: 9780415180610 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: A History of the Spanish Language through Texts examines the evolution of the Spanish language from the Middle Ages to the present day. Including chapters on Latin American Spanish, US Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, and Creoles, the book looks at the spread of Castilian as well as at linguistically interesting non-standard developments. Pountain explores a wide range of texts from poetry, through newspaper articles and political documents, to a Bunuel film script and a love letter. A History of the Spanish Language through Texts presents the formal history of the language and its texts in a fresh and original way. The book has user-friendly textbook features such as a series of keypoints and a careful indexing and cross-referencing system. It can be used as a freestanding history of the language independently of the illustrative texts themselves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Foreign Language Study | Spanish - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal |
| Dewey: 460.9 |
| LCCN: 00038264 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.50 lbs) 360 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |