Spanish vocabulary : an etymological approach /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brodsky, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Español
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, ©2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Spanish language > Vocabulary.
Spanish language > Textbooks for foreign speakers > English.
Spanish language > Etymology.
Espagnol (Langue) > Vocabulaire.
Espagnol (Langue) > Manuels pour anglophones.
Espagnol (Langue) > Étymologie.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Spanish.
Spanish language.
Textbooks > for English speakers.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Abbreviations and Symbols; Simplified Gender Rule; Introduction; PART I. BACKGROUND; SECTION 1.1. Spanish as a Romance Language; SECTION 1.2. "Learned" versus "Popular" Words; SECTION 1.3. Latin: A Few Useful Tools; PART II. CLASSICAL VOCABULARY; SECTION 2.1. "Learned" Latin Words; SECTION 2.2. "Learned" Greek Words; PART III. POPULAR VOCABULARY: THE SHAPE OF SPANISH; SECTION 3.1. Addition of "Helping" e: esnob = snob; SECTION 3.2. Initial f
  • > h: higo = fig; SECTION 3.3 Vowel Changes: e
  • > ie, o
  • > ue, etc.; SECTION 3.4. Basic Consonant Changes: p/b, t/d, c/g.
  • SECTION 3.5. Other Distinctive Consonants (or Lack Thereof)PART IV. SELECTED TOPICS; SECTION 4.1. Goths and Other Germans; SECTION 4.2. Arabs and Muslims; SECTION 4.3. Numbers and Quantities; SECTION 4.4. Time; SECTION 4.5. Ser and Estar; SECTION 4.6. Food and Animals; SECTION 4.7. Religion; SECTION 4.8. The Family; SECTION 4.9. Body, Spirit, and Mind; SECTION 4.10. Romance (Languages) and Politics; ANNEXES: ADDITIONAL WORDS; ANNEX A. Principal Exceptions to the "Simplified Gender Rule"; ANNEX B. 700 Not-So-Easy Words; ANNEX C. Verbs Ending in -cer and Related Words.

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