A History of the Spanish Language
This is a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded edition of Ralph Penny's authoritative textbook, first published in 1991, which provides a clear and elegant account of the development of Spanish over the last 2,000 years. Although principally oriented towards 'internal' history, 'external' history is also considered and referred to throughout. In this new edition, as well as adding insights from recent scholarship throughout the text, Professor Penny has added a new chapter which discusses...
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A revised, expanded and updated edition of Ralph Penny's authoritative textbook, first published in 1991.
List of mapsList of tablesPreface of the first editionPreface to the second editionList of abbreviations and symbols1Introduction12Phonology343Morpho-syntax1114Lexis2555Semantics3026Past, present and future318Glossary of technical terms used in the text322Topics for discussion and further reading329References332Word index341Subject index391
\ From the Publisher"Both recent books by Ralph Penny make significant contributions to our knowledge of the history and development of the Spanish language." Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies Bulletin\ \
