A History of the Spanish Language
Author: Ralph John Penny
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-10-21
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780521011846
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The History of Linguistics in Spain
Author: Antonio Quilis Morales
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 1986-01-01
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9027286302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis selection of papers is concerned with the history of linguistics in Spain, dealing with the evolution of linguistic ideas from the Middle Ages and the European context of the linguistic debates in Spain to the 20th century, concluding with Malkiel's appraisal of Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869–1968). The volume includes papers on Antonio Nebrija and Sanctius, probably the best-known grammarians of the Iberian peninsula, but – as the other papers suggest – there is much more to be known about the Spanish linguistic traditions.The papers in this volume were previously published in Historiographia Linguistica XI:1/2 (1984).
Spanish Socio-Historical Linguistics
Author: Whitney Chappell
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published: 2021-05-15
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 902725995X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis interdisciplinary volume explores the unique role of the sociohistorical factors of isolation and contact in motivating change in the varieties of Spanish worldwide. Recognizing the inherent intersectionality of social and historical factors, the book’s eight chapters investigate phenomena ranging from forms of address and personal(ized) infinitives to clitics and sibilant systems, extending from Majorca to Mexico, from Panamanian Congo speech to Afro-Andean vernaculars. The volume is particularly recommended for scholars interested in historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, history, sociology, and anthropology in the Spanish-speaking world. Additionally, it will serve as an indispensable guide to students, both at the undergraduate and graduate level, investigating sociohistorical advances in Spanish.
A History of the Spanish Language through Texts
Author: Christopher Pountain
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-09-11
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 1134678541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
A Political History of Spanish
Author: José Del Valle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-08-29
Total Pages: 445
ISBN-13: 1107005736
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive work which offers a new and provocative approach to Spanish from political and historical perspectives.
The History of Spanish
Author: Diana L. Ranson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-10-04
Total Pages: 457
ISBN-13: 1107144728
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides students with an engaging and thorough overview of the history of Spanish and its development from Latin.
Changes in Meaning and Function
Author: Jorge Fernández Jaén
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published: 2020-04-15
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9027261385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiachronic linguistics has been experiencing a strong revival during the last few decades, since an increasing number of researchers have assumed that evolutionary and historical factors must be considered to properly understand how natural languages work. This book offers new data and insights on some of the research lines which are currently being developed within the framework of diachronic language research. The papers brought together in this volume are characterized both by their originality and by their methodological diversity; the reader will thus find herein theoretical as well as empirical works, undertaken from various perspectives of analysis (diachronic cognitive semantics, grammaticalization theory, discursive traditions, historical phraseology, etc.). The final outcome is an eclectic volume which offers valuable information for every reader, regardless of whether they are experienced linguists or junior researchers willing to know the latest epistemological advances in this discipline.
A History of the Spanish Lexicon
Author: Steven N. Dworkin
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Published: 2012-06-07
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 0199541140
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten from the twin perspectives of linguistic and cultural change, this pioneering book describes the language inherited from Latin and how it was then influenced by the Visigothic and Arabic invasions and later by contact with Old French, Old Provençal, English and, not least, with the indigenous languages of South and Central America.
Regional Nationalism in Spain
Author: Jaine Beswick
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1853599794
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is about linguistic diversity and language revitalisation in Galicia, one of the autochthonous regions of Spain. By means of historical, linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives, it examines societal language use and institutional support in order to determine the role of the Galician language and loyalty and prestige factors, in expressions of Galician ethnic identity.
Language Structure, Variation and Change
Author: Ian E. Mackenzie
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-03-09
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 3030105679
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers an original account of the dynamics of syntactic change and the evolving structure of Old Spanish that combines rigorous manuscript-based investigation, quantitative analysis and a syntactic approach grounded in Minimalist thinking. Its analysis of both successful and failed changes demonstrates the degree of unpredictability caused by the interaction of competing factors and will shed fresh light on the assumed unidirectionality of linguistic change. Importantly, it reveals that Old Spanish and modern Spanish are more similar to one another than is usually supposed and demonstrates that many of the differences between the two varieties are quantitative rather than qualitative. This theoretically sophisticated examination of historical corpora will provide an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Old and modern Spanish, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and syntax.
