LINGUIST List 13.2393

Fri Sep 20 2002

Books: Historical Ling/Language Description: Penny

Editor for this issue: Tomoko Okuno <tomokolinguistlist.org>

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1. Joyce Reid, Historical Ling/Language Description: Penny

Cambridge University Press
 http://www.cup.org/language


A History of the Spanish Language
Second Edition

Ralph Penny, University of London, UK

This revised and expanded edition of Ralph Penny's authoritative text
includes new material on the nature of linguistic history, the concept
of World Spanish, processes of convergence and divergence in Spanish
and the English/Spanish interface. This edition also contains a
glossary of technical terms, guidance on further reading and suggested
topics for discussion.

Contents
1. Introduction 
2. Phonology 
3. Morpho-syntax 
4. Lexis 
5. Semantics 
6. Past, present and future; Glossary of technical terms
Topics for discussion and further reading 
References 
Index

2002/432 pp./10 maps
052180587-2/Hb/List: $70.00
052101184-1/Pb/List: $26.00