A brief history of the Spanish language /
Spanish is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world and a language of ever-increasing importance in the United States. In what will likely become the introduction to the history of the Spanish language, David Pharies clearly and concisely charts the evolution of Spanish from its Indo-Euro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2007.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT (3 users) |
| Summary: | Spanish is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world and a language of ever-increasing importance in the United States. In what will likely become the introduction to the history of the Spanish language, David Pharies clearly and concisely charts the evolution of Spanish from its Indo-European roots to its present form. An internationally recognized expert on the history and development of this language, Pharies brings to his subject a precise sense of what students of Spanish linguistics need to know. After introductory chapters on what it means to study the history of a language, t. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-266) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780226666846 0226666840 |
