Introducción a la lingüística española

"Introduccion a la linguistics espanola," Second Edition provides students with an introduction to the structure of Spanish, the focus of the first five chapters, and its functioning in society, covered in the second half of the text. Taking contemporary descriptive linguistics as its starting point, it incorporates recently published research representing trends from different schools of linguistics to help students gain a broad understanding of the structure and usage of the Spanish language. Thoroughly revised, in accessible prose, and incorporating user-friendly new pedagogical features, "Introduccion a la linguistics espanola," Second Edition is an ideal book for an introductory survey course or for review work at a more advanced level. NEW TO THIS EDITION IN THE TEXT Learning objectives clearly stated at the beginning of each chapter An increase from 9 to 12 chapters: an introductory chapter on Spanish in the world, separate chapters for regional and social variation, anda chapter on stylistic variation In-class activities throughout each chapter for self-assessment opportunities In-text cross-references to the workbook End-of-chapter activities for review A section on topics for further discussion and research A glossary of key technical terms at the end of the book A list of key words at the end of each chapter NEW SUPPLEMENTS Workbook 0-13-110962-6 Answer Key to Accompany Workbook 0-13-110960-X Companion Website www.prenhall.com/introlinguistica