Böcker av Jose Ignacio (University of Illinois Hualde

This introduction to Spanish linguistics covers every basic concept required to study the structural aspects of the Spanish language, as well as the history of Spanish, its dialects and linguistic variation. This edition features a new chapter on the teaching and learning of Spanish. Numerous exercises help students master concepts in the text.

This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish, designed specifically for English-speaking students of the language. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it explains from scratch the fundamentals of phonetics and phonology, and describes in detail the phonetic and phonological characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in both Spain and Latin America.

This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it explains from scratch the fundamentals of phonetics (the study of speech sounds) and phonology (the study of sound systems) and describes in detail the phonetic and phonological characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in both Spain and Latin America. Topics covered include consonants, vowels, acoustics, stress, syllables, intonation, and aspects of variation within Spanish. Clear comparisons are made between the sounds of Spanish and those of English, and students are encouraged to put theory into practice with over fifty graded exercises. Los sonidos del espanol will help students gain a solid understanding of the sound system of Spanish and will also be useful to scholars in phonetics and phonology. All the sounds described in this book are demonstrated in the online audio sound files which accompany this book.