Spanish/English Contrasts: A Course in Spanish Linguistics
An invaluable text in language and linguistics because it has a unique scope: a one-volume description of the Spanish language and its differences from English, and ranges from pronunciation and grammar to word meaning, language use, and social and dialectical variation. Designed for survey courses in Spanish linguistics with technical concepts explained in context for beginners in the field, Spanish/English Contrasts brings out the ways in which insights into the two languages have evolved...
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Preface to the second editionGeneral introduction: Language and interlanguage1Pt. 1Phonology91Introduction to phonology112Phonemes203Phonological rules424Stress and intonation68Pt. 2Grammar835Basic notions of grammatical description856Verb morphology917Tense and mood1108Noun phrase syntax and morphology1399Pronouns16810Adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions19311Word order and constituency21412Questions, negations, passives, and commands24213Complex sentences259Pt. 3Beyond grammar29114Introduction to the study of words and usage29315Words and their meanings29816Language knowledge and language use325Appendices358References357General index383
