Introduccion a LA Linguistica Espanola

Introducción a la lingüística española, Third Edition, is the ideal book for an introductory survey course or for review work at a more advanced level. This new, revised and updated edition takes full advantage of the latest published research representing different theoretical trends in linguistics. Students gain a broad understanding of the structure of Spanish (chapters 1-5), its function in society (chapters 6-11), and Spanish in the United States (chapter 12).

Enhancements in this edition:

• Systematic use of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
• Improved visuals, including new figures and maps.
• Vistazo general:A brief overview paragraph focuses on key concepts in the chapter.
• Objetivos: Now includes a list of the topics treated in the chapter, enhancing the reader's pre-study preparation.
• Volviendo al epígrafe: Asks the student to interpret the epigraph in the light of the information presented in the chapter.
• Glosario de términos técnicos: Expanded from the previous edition to include English glosses to make it more student friendly.

INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS ISBNs

PowerPoint Presentations 0205690505 9780205690503

STUDENT SUPPLEMENTS ISBN

Workbook 0205647065 9780205647064

Answer Key 0205647073 9780205647071

Introducción a la lingüística española provides a systematic overview of key areas of Spanish linguistics, including the sound system, forms of words, syntactic patterns, the development of the language, and regional, social and contextual variation. Written entirely in Spanish from the viewpoint of contemporary descriptive linguistics, it employs a flexible approach that incorporates trends from different theoretical perspectives as well as the most recently published research.

Milton M. Azevedo is Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California at Berkeley. He is associate editor of the journal Hispania and president (2009) of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. He has published extensively on Spanish and Portuguese linguistics, applied linguistics, literary linguistics, and translation studies.