Bibliograph

The story of Spanish, Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow

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The story of Spanish, Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-408) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The story of Spanish

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

828626797

Responsibility statement

Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow

Summary

Explores the origins and evolution of the Spanish language, covering Hispania's Vulgar Latin of 800 AD, the language's development through the age of Queen Isabella and the rise of Spanish in the Americas

Table Of Contents

The land of the rabbits -- Vulgar language -- Waiting for the Godos -- Almost Arabic -- The curious case of Castilian -- The King's speech -- The prince of language buffs -- The world according to Portugal -- Fourteen Ninety-two -- New turf -- The accidental grammarian -- A loss for words -- The canary effect -- The missionary position -- Moving Norte -- Golden Age -- Sunset on Spanish -- The Bourbon identity -- The secret lives of language academies -- Riding the tiger -- Standard shift -- Enter the United States -- The Spanish Renaissance -- The Latin rage -- Learning curve -- The Franco years -- The secret agent of the boom -- From ketchup to salsa -- I say Spanglish, you way Spanish -- Spanish dollars -- The department of urgent Spanish -- The language of the Cervantes -- Traces of the future -- Appendixes. Spanish speakers by country ; Spanish speakers, other countries ; Learners of Spanish as a foreign language ; Influence of language by absolute numbers ; Influence of Spanish by rank -- Hispanic Nobel prizes by country

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