An effective introduction to Spanish and an excellent starting point for anyone interested in the language's history.
Praise for the first edition Bulletin of Latin American Research El libro de Pharies cumple sobradamente con el prop sito para el que se ha concebido: se trata, sin duda, de un s lido y bien escrito tratado introductorio ... Read morea la historia de la lengua espa ola, muy completo y accesible.
Praise for the first edition Revista de Filolog a Espa ola Pharies' A Brief History of the Spanish Language achieves exactly what its author appears to have set out to do, viz. present a wide-ranging, succinct and readable account of the history of Spanish. Better still, its attractive presentation, both stylistic and typographical, will provide encouragement to students who otherwise might regard Spanish diachronic linguistics as a rather arid affair.
Praise for the first edition Bulletin of Spanish Studies The second edition of A Brief History improves an already strong work in Spanish historical linguistics. As in the first edition, Pharies debunks
in an engaging manner
a number of 'linguistic myths' about Spanish orthography, pronunciation, and grammar.
Choice What separates Professor Pharies's book from others dealing with the history of Spanish is the approach hinted at in his title and explicitly mentioned in the preface by which, in essence, less is more. . . . A Brief History of the Spanish Language merits serious consideration by any instructor who teaches the history of Spanish.
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