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Native speakers of Spanish as well as intermediate and advanced level students of Spanish as a second language increasingly use words and expressions that bear the influence of American English. The author has been able to document the use of such terms in oral and written communication, both in formal and informal contexts. He asserts that these anglicisms are acceptable modes of speech in a developing dialect which he calls United States Spanish. The intention of his manual is not to change the way people express themselves, but rather to help language students distinguish between United States usage and standard academic usage. He insists that there is nothing wrong with communicating in Spanglish in a bilingual, bicultural environment; the important thing is to be aware that you’re using it. His book presents 650 entries in alphabetical order, then asks you to test yourself by identifying each entry as either standard or U.S. Spanish, and learn how to switch from one form of speech to the other. Following 29 exercises, the book concludes with an English-to-Spanish index.Product Identifiers
PublisherKaplan Publishing
ISBN-100764129538
ISBN-139780764129537
eBay Product ID (ePID)30762384
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
Publication NameSpeaking Spanish in the U. S. a : Variations in Vocabulary Usage
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSpanish
Publication Year2005
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorAlberto Barugel
Subject AreaForeign Language Study
Dimensions
Item Weight23.2 Oz
Item Length10 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2004-050247
Dewey Edition22
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal468.2/421
Lc Classification NumberPc4460.B293 2005