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By the author of Spanish Verbs Made Simple(r) and French Verbs Made Simple(r)—an innovative approach to learning Spanish vocabulary based on understanding the etymology of Spanish words.

Table of 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 to h: higo = fig
    • 3.3. Vowel Changes: e to ie, o to 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

Spanish Vocabulary

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/2008
      ISBN13: 9780292716681, 978-0292716681
      ISBN10: 0292716680
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      Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      By the author of Spanish Verbs Made Simple(r) and French Verbs Made Simple(r)—an innovative approach to learning Spanish vocabulary based on understanding the etymology of Spanish words.

      Table of 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 to h: higo = fig
        • 3.3. Vowel Changes: e to ie, o to 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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