Miranda Stewart

The Spanish Language Today

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Produktbeschreibung

The Spanish Language Today describes the varied and changing Spanish language at the end of the twentieth century. Suitable for introductory level upward, this book examines: * where Spanish is spoken on a global scale * the status of Spanish within the realms of politics, education and media * the standardisation of Spanish * specific areas of linguistic variation and change * how other languages and dialects spoken in the same areas affect the Spanish language * whether new technologies are an opportunity or a threat to the Spanish language. The Spanish Language Today contains numerous extracts from contemporary press and literary sources, a glossary of technical terms and selected translations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 392g
• ISBN-13: 9780415142595
• ISBN-10: 0415142598
• Artikelnr.: 20951740

Autorenporträt

Miranda Stewart is Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American studies at the University of Strathclyde

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Spanish as a world language
Chapter 1 The extent and status of Spanish in the world
Chapter 2 The standardization of Spanish
Part II Spanish: variation and change
Chapter 3 The phonetics, phonology and orthography of Spanish
Chapter 4 Spanish lexis
Chapter 5 Spanish morpho-syntax
Part III The Spanish language in use
Chapter 6 Tú, Vd. and forms of address
Chapter 7 Discourse and genre
Chapter 8 Conversation, pragmatics and politeness
Part IV Spanish in contact
Chapter 9 Spanish in contact