A History of the Spanish Lexicon
Author | : Steven N. Dworkin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2012-06-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199541140 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199541140 |
Rating | : 4/5 (140 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A History of the Spanish Lexicon by : Steven N. Dworkin
Download or read book A History of the Spanish Lexicon written by Steven N. Dworkin and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from the twin perspectives of linguistic and cultural change, this pioneering book describes the language inherited from Latin and how it was then influenced by the Visigothic and Arabic invasions and later by contact with Old French, Old Provençal, English and, not least, with the indigenous languages of South and Central America.