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PublisherGeorgetown University Press

ISBN-100878403817

ISBN-139780878403813

eBay Product ID (ePID)2290810

Product Key Features

Number of Pages408 Pages

Publication NameSpanish/English Contrasts : a Course in Spanish Linguistics, Second Edition

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

SubjectSpanish, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative, Linguistics / General

FeaturesRevised Edition,New Edition

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorM. Stanley Whitley

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight24.9 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2002-022868

Reviews"What was a very good introduction to applied Spanish linguistics is even better, and it remains the best work in its genre. Nowhere else will the interested nonspecialist find such a rich and accessible trove of information on how Spanish works as a linguistic system for communication, along with discussion of how it can best be taught and learned." -- Modern Language Journal, Spanish/English Contrasts is targeted specifically at current and future teachers of Spanish to English speakers, and it may be useful for translators . . . A good candidate for a course on the structure of Spanish or for a comparative linguistics course., " Spanish/English Contrasts is targeted specifically at current and future teachers of Spanish to English speakers, and it may be useful for translators...a good candidate for a course on the structure of Spanish or for a comparative linguistics course." -- Canadian Modern Language Review

Grade FromCollege Freshman

IllustratedYes

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

SynopsisDescribes Spanish language and its differences from English. This book offers coverage that ranges from pronunciation and grammar to word meaning, language use, and social and dialectical variation. It brings out the ways in which insights into the two languages have evolved as scholars have built on the work and research of others in the field., A text in language and linguistics which is a one-volume description of the Spanish language and its differences from English, it ranges from pronunciation and grammar to word meaning, language use, and social and dialectical variation. Designed for survey courses in Spanish linguistics with technical concepts explained in context for beginners in the field, Spanish/English Contrasts brings out the ways in which insights into the two languages have evolved as scholars have built on the work and research of others in the field. A bilingual glossary of linguistic terms is provided to facilitate discussion in either language. This second edition is thoroughly updated to incorporate insights and issues that have come to the fore from the explosion of research in the past 25 years in all of the areas covered by the book. It includes an expanded bibliography and index, and adds new exercises for student application and class discussion. Its approach remains broadly based however, in order to accommodate a range of areas and data rather than focusing narrowly on one single theory or research area, and it continues to emphasize implications for language teaching, translation, and other practical applications., An invaluable text in language and linguistics because it has a unique scope: a one-volume description of the Spanish language and its differences from English, and ranges from pronunciation and grammar to word meaning, language use, and social and dialectical variation. Designed for survey courses in Spanish linguistics with technical concepts explained in context for beginners in the field, Spanish/English Contrasts brings out the ways in which insights into the two languages have evolved as scholars have built on the work and research of others in the field. A bilingual glossary of linguistic terms is provided to facilitate discussion in either language. This second edition is thoroughly updated to incorporate insights and issues that have come to the fore from the explosion of research in the past twenty-five years in all of the areas covered by the book. It includes an expanded bibliography and index, and adds new exercises for student application and class discussion. Its approach remains broadly based however, in order to accommodate a range of areas and data rather than focusing narrowly on one single theory or research area, and it continues to emphasize implications for language teaching, translation, and other practical applications.

LC Classification NumberPC4099.W45 2002