Spanish as an International Language : : Implications for Teachers and Learners /

Spanish as an International Language : : Implications for Teachers and Learners / / Deborah Arteaga, Lucía Llorente.

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Spanish is a pluricentric language, meaning that it has several centers of prestige (e.g., San Juan, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Lima). Moreover, Spanish, like all languages, evinces sociolinguistic variation, in that levels of formality are expressed through the use of different structures. Given th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Arteaga, Deborah,
Llorente, Lucía,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:New Perspectives on Language and Education
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1. Linguistics Perspectives on Spanish in a Pluricentric Society: Who Cares How They Speak? Why Variation in the Spanish Language is Important
  • Chapter 2. ¿Pescado o pehscao? The Sounds of Spanish in All Their Variety
  • Chapter 3. ¿Dicen o decís? Variation in the Forms of Spanish
  • Chapter 4. ¿Frijol o habichuela? Spanish Lexical Variety: Potential and Pitfalls
  • Chapter 5. They Said haiga in El Mío Cid? The History of Spanish as a Window to Variation
  • Chapter 6. Textbooks and Tips: How to Use and Enhance Available Resources in the University-level Class
  • Chapter 7. Putting it All Together: Linguistics and Variation in the Spanish Language
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Suggestions for Future Reading
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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