A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE
Book ID/图书代码： 13560007B11645
English Summary/英文概要： Spanish is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world and a language of ever-increasing importance in the United States. In what will likely become the introduction to the history of the Spanish language, David Pharies clearly and concisely charts the evolution of Spanish from its Indo-European roots to its present form. An internationally recognized expert on the history and development of this language, Pharies brings to his subject a precise sense of what students of Spanish linguistics need to know.
After introductory chapters on what it means to study the history of a language, the concept of linguistic change, and the nature of language families, Pharies traces the development of Spanish from its Latin roots, all with the minimum amount of technical language possible. In the core sections of the book, readers are treated to an engaging and remarkably succinct presentation of the genealogy and development of the language, including accounts of the structures and peculiarities of Latin, the historical and cultural events that deeply influenced the shaping of the language, the nature of Medieval Spanish, the language myths that have become attached to Spanish, and the development of the language beyond the Iberian Peninsula, especially in the Americas. Focusing on the most important facets of the language’s evolution, this compact work makes the history of Spanish accessible to anyone with a knowledge of Spanish and a readiness to grasp basic linguistic concepts.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 西班牙语是世界第四大语言，并且其在美利坚合众国的重要性程度也每日剧增。针对西班牙语可能诞生的历史起源，大卫•法里斯为我们清晰而精确的阐述了西班牙语从其起初的印欧形态到其当前状态的演化历史。法里斯是一名国际知名的西班牙语历史与发展专家，他总能让学习西班牙语语言学的学生们对其产生精确的见解和认识。
开篇中，本书将介绍学习西班牙语的学生，研究其历史的意义所在，何为语言学的变迁，以及预言家族的未来，法里斯将从西班牙语的拉丁源头开始追溯，在此过程中还将略带技术类语言。在本书的核心篇章中，读者们将感受到一个精彩却又极为精炼的语言世界，了解其家谱与发展历程，其中包括拉丁语的结构及独特之处，对拉丁语系的形成有着至关重要影响的历史、文化事件，中古西班牙的实质，与西班牙语息息相关的神话传说，伊比利亚半岛上的语言发展史，尤其是美利坚合众国的语言发展。全书关注西班牙语演化过程中最为重要的各个方面，其短小精简的内容使得每一个对西班牙语略有了解的人均可以更了解这门语言，并能够更加轻松的捕获其基本语言学概念。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 大卫•法里斯是一名西班牙语语言学教授，佛罗里达大学浪漫主义语言及文学系主席，同时他还是畅销的芝加哥西语大字典第五版的主编。David Pharies is professor of Spanish and Linguistics and chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Florida and editor-in-chief of the bestselling University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary, Fifth Edition.
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