Spanish Vocabulary : : An Etymological Approach /

Spanish Vocabulary : : An Etymological Approach / / David Brodsky.

Unlike other vocabulary guides that require the rote memorization of literally thousands of words, this book starts from the premise that using the etymological connections between Spanish and English words—their common derivations from Latin, Greek, and other languages—is the most effective way to...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Brodsky, David,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2008
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • Simplified Gender Rule
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Background
  • 1.1. Spanish as a Romance Language
  • 1.2. “Learned” versus “Popular” Words
  • 1.3. Latin: A Few Useful Tools
  • Part II. Classical Vocabulary
  • 2.1. “Learned” Latin Words
  • 2.2. “Learned” Greek Words
  • Part III. Popular Vocabulary: The Shape of Spanish
  • 3.1. Addition of “Helping” e: esnob = snob
  • 3.2. Initial f → h: higo = fig
  • 3.3. Vowel Changes:e → ie, o → ue, etc.
  • 3.4. Basic Consonant Changes: p/b, t/d, c/g
  • 3.5. Other Distinctive Consonants (or Lack Thereof)
  • Part IV. Selected Topics
  • 4.1. Goths and Other Germans
  • 4.2. Arabs and Muslims
  • 4.3. Numbers and Quantities
  • 4.4. Time
  • 4.5. Ser and Estar
  • 4.6. Food and Animals
  • 4.7. Religion
  • 4.8. The Family
  • 4.9. Body, Spirit, and Mind
  • 4.10. Romance (Languages) and Politics
  • Annexes. Additional Words
  • A. Principal Exceptions to the “Simplified Gender Rule”
  • B. 700 Not-So-Easy Words
  • C. Verbs Ending in -cer and Related Words
  • D. 4,500 Relatively Easy Words
  • Selected References

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