Foreign Language Study

Los verbos locativos se utilizan comúnmente para expresar eventos de colocación en el espacio. Es sabido que los binomios verbales se comportan a menudo como cuasi-sinónimos al denotar relaciones espaciales.

Este volumen se centra en los verbos españoles poner y meter. Desde un punto de vista sincrónico, el libro aspira a una comprensión exhaustiva de su comportamiento sintáctico y semántico, a través de varios análisis de regresión logística, aplicados a tres usos compartidos: el locativo, el incoativo y el causativo.

Además, un estudio diacrónico revela la trayectoria de gramaticalización de cada verbo, partiendo del siglo XIII hasta el día de hoy. Se explica cómo estos verbos locativos han podido desarrollarse como (semi-)auxiliares incoativos y causativos a través del tiempo. El análisis también enfoca la productividad de ambas construcciones auxiliares.

El presente volumen ofrece una contribución enriquecedora en el campo de los verbos locativos en español. Ilustra cómo un método multivariado y estadísticamente avanzado puede aplicarse para determinar las diferencias entre dos cuasi-sinónimos léxicos. También constituye una contribución valiosa para los estudios sobre la gramaticalización y las perífrasis verbales en español.

Wann und warum werden direkte Objekte im Spanischen mit „a“ markiert? Die Frage nach der differentiellen Objektmarkierung wird in diesem Buch mit Fokus auf unbelebte Objekte untersucht. Unbelebte Objekte werden im Allgemeinen nicht markiert und sind daher sowohl in der empirischen Beschreibung als auch in der theoretisch-typologischen Diskussion weitgehend vernachlässigt worden. Auf der Basis einer breit angelegten Korpusanalyse wird gezeigt, dass es eine kleine, aber stabile Klasse von Verben und Konstruktionen gibt, bei denen die Markierung unbelebter Objekte stark präferiert oder sogar obligatorisch ist. Im Rahmen einer rollensemantischen Analyse auf der Grundlage von Dowty (1991) und Primus (1999, 2006) wird die Hypothese verteidigt, dass die differentielle Objektmarkierung weniger eine Frage von nominalen Individuierungseigenschaften wie Belebtheit und Definitheit ist, sondern ursächlich mit der ausgedrückten Verbalhandlung zusammenhängt. Mit einer Markierung unbelebter Objekte ist insbesondere dann zu rechnen, wenn Subjekt und Objekt rollensemantisch nicht distinkt sind bzw. das Objekt genauso agentivisch wie das Subjekt ist.

Hernando Colón, hijo menor de Cristóbal Colón, emprendió en agosto de 1517 la tarea de describir todos los lugares de España fijándose en el tipo de población, el número de vecinos, la disposición del emplazamiento, las distancias a las localidades limítrofes, etc. El resultado de dicha empresa "cosmográfica", inacabada y sin un título establecido, apenas ha merecido atención hasta hoy, en gran medida porque falta una edición rigurosa de tal obra. La presente ha organizado como un vocabulario la información dispersa por los códices 10-1-10 y 10-1-11 de la Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina de Sevilla, puesto que esa sería la intención de Hernando Colón, según se deduce de sus propias instrucciones y de la estructura que presenta el códice 10-1-11 (donde habrían de pasarse a limpio todos los datos recopilados previamente por su equipo de colaboradores). Hay además un asiento en el Registrum B, el nº 3342, en que Hernando anotaba los libros de su biblioteca, que resume perfectamente el contenido de la obra, y que se postula aquí como su verdadera denominación: Vocabulario en que se contienen los nombres de los lugares y reinos de España.

A significant movement for Catalan independence has been building since 2010 and in 2015 is bringing Catalonia to a political showdown with the Spanish state. The Catalan language has long been cast as a key sign of identity and a rallying point for Catalan nationalism. This classic anthropological study, originally published in 1989 and now available for the first time in paperback, provides essential background for understanding Catalan national identity and its relationship to the distinctive Catalan language. Author Kathryn A. Woolard analyzes language and identity politics at a significant turning point in the modern history of Catalonia: 1979-80, when political autonomy was re-established after the end of the Franco dictatorship. This book examines the formal language politics of parties and policymaking as well as the interpersonal politics of individuals negotiating their social identities through choices between the Catalan and Spanish languages. This dual approach uncovers the relationship between the public and personal meanings of the languages that continue to resonate with Catalan national aspirations in the current political movement. Double Talk confronts enduring questions about bilingual life that arise not only in Spain, but also in settings worldwide.

Insight Guides Phrasebook Spanish: all the words and phrases you need to feel at home, when away. Includes free app.

Compact, clear, and packed with key words and phrases, this pocket-sized Spanish phrasebook and dictionary (with free app) is a trusty travel companion. It's all you need to make yourself understood - and to understand others - when you're out and about in Spain.

· Smartly organised by topic (Exploring, Activities, Health and Safety, Food and Drink, Going Out) in colour-coded sections
· Includes insider local information, and native speaker language tips
· Informative introduction provides clear pronunciation guidelines, and grammar basics to help you get to grips with the language
· Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market - all Insight Guides Phrasebook and Dictionaries come with a free app featuring key phrases from the book, spoken by native speakers to promote perfect pronunciation

The first Chechen language course available in English!

Chechen is spoken by over 1.4 million people worldwide, mostly in the Chechen Republic. It is also spoken in the Chechen diaspora in Russia, Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Middle East, notably in Jordan and Turkey. It is a Northeast Caucasian language that is written in the Cyrillic script.

Ideal for those new to Chechen, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Chechen with Online Audio teaches both written and spoken Chechen using modern pedagogy, and includes:

·        An introductory section on the Chechen language and its main features

·        Twelve carefully-paced chapters, each one opening with dialogues about an everyday topic followed by vocabulary, grammar lessons, and exercises  

·        Answer key to the exercises

·        Chechen-English and English-Chechen glossaries

·        Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

This popular language textbook with an interactive website offers an easy, effective, and fun way for beginners to learn how to read, write, speak and understand Ukrainian. 

The Third Integrated edition is integrated with the Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary (2021) via a set of specially designed lexical and syntactic exercises in each of its 15 lessons.  

Beginner's Ukrainian covers such common conversational topics as meeting people, traveling, shopping, hobbies, family relations, vacationing, meals, weather, and much more. Priority is given to developing learners' conversational skills while providing them with a solid grammar foundation. The book's companion website offers a wealth of interactive conversational, grammar, and phonetic drills designed for use by both independent and instructor-led learners.

The book includes 15 useful lessons, covering everyday situations such as introductions, family, and shopping. An interactive website featuring audio dialogues and exercises recorded using native speakers is also available to users. The guide also includes:

• Useful cultural and grammatical notes
• Appendices of critical information, including declension tables, noun endings, common Ukrainian names, numbers, verb conjugations and more.
• A Ukrainian-English/ English-Ukrainian dictionary of words used in the book

Learn Icelandic with this complete course, now with free audio download!

Icelandic is a North-Germanic language spoken by over 300,000 people, mainly in Iceland where it is an official language. The language can be traced back to the Old Norse brought by settlers from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Because of Iceland’s isolation and remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems.

Ideal for those new to Icelandic, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Icelandic with Online Audio includes:

• Fourteen carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, expressions, and exercises
• An alphabet and pronunciation guide
• English-Icelandic and Icelandic-English glossaries
• A brief introduction to Iceland’s history and culture
• Online MP3 audio files for download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

The most up-to-date two-way Icelandic dictionary available, from the author of popular textbook Beginner’s Icelandic!

Icelandic is a North-Germanic language related to Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. The language can be traced back to Old Norse brought by settlers from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Old Norse is the language of the Icelandic Sagas and these works from the Middle ages can be read by Icelandic speakers today with little difficulty as the written language has not changed drastically over the centuries.

Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this dictionary features:

• Over 18,000 word-to-word entries, including common words as well as technical, legal, business and locally-specific terms (such as cities, foods, and cultural terms)
• Guides to the Icelandic alphabet and pronunciation
• Practical usage guide which outlines the parts of speech

Due in large part to Iceland’s isolation and remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems such as four cases for nouns and three genders (male, female, and neuter). The Icelandic literary tradition is a large part of the nation’s culture and understanding the language is a necessity to learning more about Iceland.

Start speaking Russian today!

Now in an updated second edition, Beginner’s Russian with Interactive Online Workbook offers an innovative, easy, and thorough way to speak, and read Russian confidently. This complete Russian course includes a user-friendly textbook and interactive online workbook. The carefully-paced, relevant lessons cover grammar and language basics in the context of everyday situations related to family, jobs, introductions, dining out, the Internet, and much more. The chapters are designed for the beginning student, and are full of photos, cartoons, games, and exercises alongside easy-to-understand lessons.

This new edition includes updated vocabulary to reflect ongoing changes in contemporary Russian culture and society, new speaking and writing activities that allow students to interact with technology and media, and new individual and group projects and oral presentations to engage learners' creativity and help them develop communicative competency.

In addition to the book, you have access to an interactive website full of videos, audio, and self-correcting exercises. The enriching material on the website reinforces the basics of the lessons in the book, helping you acquire Russian skills in a natural, engaging way.

• Thorough explanations and instructions offer a gradual introduction to the language, Cyrillic alphabet, and grammar
• An interactive website features correct pronunciation by native speakers and helps learners start speaking Russian right away
• Ideal for individual self-study or classroom use
• Each chapter will take 5-6 hours of classroom instruction, or approximately 10-12 hours of study for the independent learner.
• Students should be able to attain the ACTFL Novice High or Intermediate Low levels of proficiency by the end of the course

The Republic of Serbia is located on the Balkan peninsula at the crossroads between Central, Southern and Eastern Europe. The majority of its 10 million inhabitants are Serbs and the official language is Serbian, written in both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. The use of two scripts simultaneously and equally among speakers is not seen in any other European language.

Learn to confidently speak, read, and write Serbian with Beginner's Serbian with Online Audio. It includes:

• A brief introduction to Serbian history and culture
• 15 practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and instruction in the Cyrillic alphabet
• Exercises with answer key
• Serbian-English and English-Serbian glossaries
• Online MP3 audio files for download which feature pronunciation by native speakers

Learn Icelandic with this complete course, now with free audio download!

Icelandic is a North-Germanic language spoken by over 300,000 people, mainly in Iceland where it is an official language. The language can be traced back to the Old Norse brought by settlers from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Because of Iceland’s isolation and remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems.

Ideal for those new to Icelandic, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Icelandic with Online Audio includes:

• Fourteen carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, expressions, and exercises
• An alphabet and pronunciation guide
• English-Icelandic and Icelandic-English glossaries
• A brief introduction to Iceland’s history and culture
• Online MP3 audio files for download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

"Shevchuk has not only produced an infinitely helpful resource for anyone interested in Ukrainian, but given us one of the most breathtaking scholarly achievements in Slavonic Studies in many years. It is a monument to the Ukrainian language and a watershed in its development on the global stage.” 

— Rory Finnin, University of Cambridge

The Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary describes the core Ukrainian lexicon as it is used in contemporary speech. This dictionary has no precedents in Ukrainian and Slavic bilingual lexicography and combines elements of six types of dictionaries: translation, collocation, learner’s, thesaurus, phraseological and encyclopedic dictionaries.

This updated second edition of the dictionary includes important revisions, new entries, and a new English-Ukrainian Word Index that will help readers quickly find word entries. The Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary is a must-have for Ukrainian language learners of all levels (elementary, intermediate, advanced and superior), Ukrainian language instructors and instructors of theory and practice of translation, Ukrainian-English and English-Ukrainian translators and interpreters, comparative linguists, lexicographers, researchers, business people, journalists, and anyone with an interest in the Ukrainian language. It is an irreplaceable resource for Ukrainian-speakers who study English and native speakers of Ukrainian who wish to perfect and enrich their Ukrainian.

Includes:

·        Over 9,000 entries that comprise the most frequently used Ukrainian lexicon

·        More than 200,000 word combinations

·        80,000 illustrative examples, including common Ukrainian idioms and their English equivalents

·        English-Ukrainian Word Index with over 6,000 items

·        A comprehensive introduction to the Ukrainian language and grammar

The most up-to-date two-way Icelandic dictionary available, from the author of popular textbook Beginner’s Icelandic!

Icelandic is a North-Germanic language related to Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. The language can be traced back to Old Norse brought by settlers from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Old Norse is the language of the Icelandic Sagas and these works from the Middle ages can be read by Icelandic speakers today with little difficulty as the written language has not changed drastically over the centuries.

Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this dictionary features:

• Over 18,000 word-to-word entries, including common words as well as technical, legal, business and locally-specific terms (such as cities, foods, and cultural terms)
• Guides to the Icelandic alphabet and pronunciation
• Practical usage guide which outlines the parts of speech

Due in large part to Iceland’s isolation and remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems such as four cases for nouns and three genders (male, female, and neuter). The Icelandic literary tradition is a large part of the nation’s culture and understanding the language is a necessity to learning more about Iceland.

Croatian is a Slavic language spoken mainly in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and in various neighboring countries by about 5.5 million people. It is the official and most widely used language in Croatia and one of the official languages of the European Union.

Ideal for those new to Croatian, learning at home or in the classroom, this guide includes:

• a brief introduction to Croatia
• 15 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions
• exercises for each lesson with answer key
• Croatian-English and English-Croatian glossaries
• online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

Beginner's Ladino with Online Audio is the ideal guide for anyone who wants to learn the language of the Separdic (Iberian) Jews. Ladino, also known as Judeo-Spanish, dates back to the the Middle Ages, when the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula spoke and wrote in the Romance languages of the host culture. They developed a unified dialect that was distinct from Castilian Spanish. After the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, the Ladino language became part of the "Iberian Heritage" of the Sephardim throughout the world. Today, although Ladino is in danger of extinction, it is experiencing a revival.

This book's 13 lessons, designed with the beginning student in mind, are ideal for both classroom use and self-study. Each lesson teaches basic conversation through dialogues on everyday topics like greetings, family, weather, shopping, and holidays. Grammar is explained in easy and accessible steps, with exercises throughout to reinforce skills. Accompanying audio for the dialogues is available for free download. Also included are a brief history of the Sephardic Jews, Ladino-English and English-Ladino glossaries, a key to the exercises, and a list of websites in or about Ladino.

Start speaking Russian today!

Now in an updated second edition, Beginner’s Russian with Interactive Online Workbook offers an innovative, easy, and thorough way to speak, and read Russian confidently. This complete Russian course includes a user-friendly textbook and interactive online workbook. The carefully-paced, relevant lessons cover grammar and language basics in the context of everyday situations related to family, jobs, introductions, dining out, the Internet, and much more. The chapters are designed for the beginning student, and are full of photos, cartoons, games, and exercises alongside easy-to-understand lessons.

This new edition includes updated vocabulary to reflect ongoing changes in contemporary Russian culture and society, new speaking and writing activities that allow students to interact with technology and media, and new individual and group projects and oral presentations to engage learners' creativity and help them develop communicative competency.

In addition to the book, you have access to an interactive website full of videos, audio, and self-correcting exercises. The enriching material on the website reinforces the basics of the lessons in the book, helping you acquire Russian skills in a natural, engaging way.

• Thorough explanations and instructions offer a gradual introduction to the language, Cyrillic alphabet, and grammar
• An interactive website features correct pronunciation by native speakers and helps learners start speaking Russian right away
• Ideal for individual self-study or classroom use
• Each chapter will take 5-6 hours of classroom instruction, or approximately 10-12 hours of study for the independent learner.
• Students should be able to attain the ACTFL Novice High or Intermediate Low levels of proficiency by the end of the course

Brazilian Portuguese, the fifth most widely spoken language in the world, is written and spoken by over 200 million inhabitants of Brazil as well as by several million Brazilian emigrants in other parts of the world, including over one million Brazilian Americans.

Ideal for those new to Brazilian Portuguese, learning at home or in the classroom, this guide includes:

• an introduction to Brazil
• 7 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and phrases
• review exercises with answer key
• Brazilian Portuguese-English and English-Brazilian Portuguese glossaries
• online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

This popular language textbook with an interactive website offers an easy, effective, and fun way for beginners to learn how to read, write, speak and understand Ukrainian. 

The Third Integrated edition is integrated with the Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary (2021) via a set of specially designed lexical and syntactic exercises in each of its 15 lessons.  

Beginner's Ukrainian covers such common conversational topics as meeting people, traveling, shopping, hobbies, family relations, vacationing, meals, weather, and much more. Priority is given to developing learners' conversational skills while providing them with a solid grammar foundation. The book's companion website offers a wealth of interactive conversational, grammar, and phonetic drills designed for use by both independent and instructor-led learners.

The book includes 15 useful lessons, covering everyday situations such as introductions, family, and shopping. An interactive website featuring audio dialogues and exercises recorded using native speakers is also available to users. The guide also includes:

• Useful cultural and grammatical notes
• Appendices of critical information, including declension tables, noun endings, common Ukrainian names, numbers, verb conjugations and more.
• A Ukrainian-English/ English-Ukrainian dictionary of words used in the book

Albanian is spoken by 5.8 million people worldwide, and is an official language of Albania and Kosovo. Albanian is a unique Indo-European language because it has its own branch, whereas most modern languages are at least twice removed from their original branch. Under the Ottoman Empire, teaching Albanian was forbidden and its existence today speaks to the fierce preservation and pride of the Albanian people.

Modern standard Albanian is a combination of the two main dialects, Tosk and Gheg. Ideal for those new to Albanian, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Albanian with Online Audio includes:

• A brief introduction to Albanian history and culture
• 13 practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions
• Exercises with answer key
• Albanian-English and English-Albanian glossaries
• Online MP3 audio files for download which feature pronunciation by native speakers

An up-to-date Catalan language resource for students and travelers to Barcelona and other cities in the Pyrenees region.

Catalan is a romance language named after the autonomous province Catalonia in Spain and spoken by well over 9 million people worldwide. It is also the national and only official language of Andorra. Most Catalan speakers, however, reside in Spain's Catalonia and Valencia provinces. Catalan is not a dialect of Spanish, but a language that developed independently from Vulgar Latin during the Middle Ages around the Pyrenees region. During the 19th century and the rise of a nationalist cultural movement in Catalonia, the language was revived as a literary language. Since the 1980s, Catalan has been the language used in state schools, and thus most residents of Catalonia are bilingual in Catalan and Spanish.

Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this dictionary features over 16,000 word-to-word entries, including common words as well as technical, legal, business and locally-specific terms (key cities, foods, and cultural terms). It also includes a comprehensive pronunciation guide and a concise discussion of the basics of Catalan grammar.

With colorful, eye-catching illustrations to stimulate imagination and curiosity, My First Croatian Dictionary is specially designed for children ages 5 to 12. It contains more than 1,000 everyday words (from colors, animals, household items, foods and more)—each illustrated and translated into Croatian.  

The illustrations are arranged alphabetically by English so even young readers can easily search for words, and each one is labeled with clear, bold type.

Recent studies suggest that children should begin learning a foreign language before age 10 for best results. This dictionary is a fun, engaging way for parents or grandparents to introduce Croatian to young children. Teachers will also find the dictionary useful for students who are learning Croatian or English from Kindergarten and up.

Croatian is a Slavic language spoken mainly in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and in various neighboring countries by about 5.5 million people. Croatian is written with the Latin alphabet.

This book examines the Romanian mihi est construction (Mi-e foame/frică, me.dat = is hunger/fear ‘I am hungry/ afraid’). While it disappeared from all other Romance languages to be replaced with a habeo structure, the mihi est pattern is in Romanian the most common way of expressing psychological or physiological states. By means of synchronic and diachronic corpus studies, the book investigates the status of the core arguments of the mihi est structure, i.e. the dative experiencer and the nominative state noun, as well as its evolution throughout the centuries.

The data analysis reveals that the dative experiencer syntactically behaves like nominative subjects, whereas the state noun shows predicate behavior. As for the evolution of the mihi est structure, the analysis shows a certain tendency toward innovation, since in present-day Romanian it can coerce nouns coming from other semantic fields into the construction’s psychological or physiological interpretation. Could this be another unique trait of Romanian, which causes it to seemingly go against the tendency of most Romance languages toward canonical marking of core arguments?

The Manual of Galician Linguistics provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the current situation of the Galician language and introduces its readers to the most important topics of current linguistic research on Galician. Chapters cover diachronic and synchronic descriptions of all main areas of language structure (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicology), as well social and regional variation, language contact and other interesting areas of linguistic research.

Rich in descriptive details and grounded in modern linguistic theory, this manual is an essential research tool for students and researchers who are interested in the Galician language and in Romance linguistics.

The preparation of this work has been partially funded through grants from the Ministerio de Cultura of the Government of Spain to the Instituto da Lingua Galega, and from the Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Universidade of the Xunta de Galicia to the research group Filoloxía e Lingüística Galega of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ED431C 2021/20).

The "Dictionaire (sic!) Critique de la Langue Française" by abbé Jean-François Féraud (1725-1807) is incontestably the best-documented record of the 18th century French that has come down to us from that period. Published in 1787 (by Mossy of Marseille) it pursues the innovative aim of providing a comprehensive portable French dictionary designed specifically as an aid for foreigners, the young and people from the provinces. Data culled by the author from previous metalinguistic works are carefully compared, criticised, source-referenced and supplemented, particularly in the field of neologisms, which Féreud includes to a degree that puts him well ahead of most contemporary lexicographers. With the exception of etymology, there is extensive coverage of the linguistic information to be expected of such a dictionary, with especial attention given to usage restrictions (style, pragmatic range, communication situation, frequency, acceptability etc.) and critism of misspellings. In terms of quality and information the work stands alone and is self-recommending for all interested in 18th century France and French.

Este libro ofrece un panorama detallado de la evolución de las perífrasis fasales desde el latín hasta el español.

El estudio parte de una reflexión acerca del estatus gramatical de estas construcciones y de los significados aspectuales y discursivos que expresan. Se explica detenidamente, desde la gramaticalización y la construccionalización, cómo se va desplegando la red de valores semánticos que caracteriza a cada perífrasis fasal y sus contextos de uso más destacados. Esta monografía aborda también aspectos tradicionalmente marginados, como pueden ser las cadenas de perífrasis o la variación dialectal.

En relación con los valores semánticos de las perífrasis fasales, se han descrito contextos de empleo precisos que han obligado a recurrir a la tradicionalidad discursiva para explicar no solo los significados, sino también la propia evolución de las perífrasis analizadas. En esta evolución, hay un aspecto que cada vez más resulta decisivo: la variación dialectal que envuelve el empleo de algunas perífrasis verbales, sobre todo en el español de América, que se revela especialmente rico en la creación de nuevas construcciones perifrásticas.

Since the 1960s, Afro-Hispanic linguistics has produced vital knowledge at the intersection of African diaspora studies and Spanish sociolinguistics – yet many misconceptions persist in research literature. To challenge those biased assumptions, the contributions gathered in this volume present current research on Afro-Hispanic varieties from both sides of the Atlantic (Equatorial Guinean Spanish, Palenquero, Afro-Puerto Rican Spanish from Loíza, San Andrean [Colombia] Raizal Spanish) and address the influence of Portuguese-based Creoles on Afro-Hispanic varieties during the early colonial era.

Conceived in cooperation with students, activists, social workers, civil servants, and researchers who work with Afro-Hispanic languages and communities (as well as with other languages and communities who suffer linguistic, social, and racial marginalization), this volume adopts a social justice framework that seeks tangible, material, and quality-of-life improvements for the speech communities in which it investigates. It includes best practices for empirical research, recruitment of respondents and informants, fieldwork and archival work, and pedagogical and community-facing applications of research.

An der Schnittstelle von Semantic Web und historischer Linguistik untersucht die Studie, mit Fokus auf die lexikalische Semantik, die mögliche Modellierung von Ressourcen der mittelalterlichen Galloromania als Linked Data. Ziel ist, eine ressourcenübergreifende, strukturelle und konzeptionelle Dateninteroperabilität und einen Datenzugriff über verschiedene Disziplinen, Domänen und Sprachen hinweg zu etablieren.

Modelliert werden Ressourcen des Alt- und Mittelfranzösischen und des Altgaskognischen aus Textedition, Textkorpus und Wörterbuch. Dabei werden zahlreiche linguistische Aspekte thematisiert: Ausdrucks- und Inhaltsseite des sprachlichen Zeichens, Skriptafragen und Lemmatisierung, die zentrale Position der Bedeutung und die Rolle ihrer Definition, Semasiologie und Onomasiologie, (digitale) Aspekte der Textphilologie, Korpuslinguistik, Lexikographie etc.

Zugleich werden Defizite des Linked-Data-Paradigmas in Bezug auf die Modellierung historischer Sprachdaten aufgezeigt (fehlende Sprachcodes und Domänenontologien, Probleme der Historizität und des Bedeutungswandels etc.) und Lösungen zu deren Behebung vorgeschlagen.

Loin de se limiter à la syntaxe, l’héritage des principes fondateurs de L. Tesnière concerne l’ensemble des sciences du langage eu égard à l’écho rencontré par les Éléments de syntaxe structurale dans bien d’autres domaines de la linguistique. Le présent volume en propose un état des lieux en quatre axes.

Il opère d’abord une relecture contemporaine de cet ouvrage-clé, s’attachant à certains points précis comme les multiples niveaux d’analyse envisagés par L. Tesnière, la place réservée au latin classique ou le recours régulier de l’auteur aux métaphores. Il fait ensuite le point sur l’héritage de la pensée tesniérienne dans différents domaines des sciences du langage, tout cadre théorique confondu, et situe l'œuvre de L. Tesnière dans le paysage structuraliste européen du XX^e siècle.

Cet ouvrage aborde également quelques-unes des ramifications ou revisites contemporaines des concepts tesniériens en Europe, dans une optique descriptive voire de linguistique générale, à des fins syntaxiques, sémantiques ou encore morphologiques. Il attire enfin l’attention sur l’influence exercée par la syntaxe structurale tesniérienne sur un domaine d’étude particulier, celui de l’étude de la langue, le discours grammatical scolaire ayant été fortement influencé par le développement de la syntaxe structurale.

Spoken by millions of people on four continents, Portuguese remains a lesser studied language. To help improve the linguistic understanding of this pluricentric language, the present volume brings together ten studies about different grammatical phenomena observed in Portuguese varieties – from suffixation to intercalated temporal clauses and non-concatenative verbal inflection, among other topics.

Focusing on two main axes – usage and cognition –, these studies draw on the theoretical frameworks of Functional Linguistics and Cognitive Linguistics, but build a cohesive whole insofar as they all offer usage-based language approaches.

By presenting an overview of recent research on Portuguese and its varieties, the book paves the way for the inclusion of Portuguese in the set of Neo-Latin languages best known to the general public.

Esta coletânea traz a público resultados recentes de uma trajetória de pesquisas realizadas por expoentes linguistas brasileiros e do exterior sobre a história do português no Brasil, desde a Europa até a América. É uma produção do Projeto 3 da Associação de Linguística e Filologia da América Latina (ALFAL), vinculada ao amplo trabalho realizado pelos pesquisares brasileiros no âmbito do Projeto para a História do Português Brasileiro (PHPB).

Tendo por objetivo primeiro reunir publicações sobre a história gramatical e sociocultural do português no Brasil no curso dos séculos, são contemplados tópicos de mudanças gramaticais, nos níveis fonético-fonológicos, morfossintáticos, lexicais e textuais; de história social, dialetação e de formação do português brasileiro em solos do continente Americano; e de organização e edição filológica de um corpus histórico organizado no âmbito do Projeto PHPB.

Além de documentar uma trajetória de pesquisa sobre o português brasileiro, esta obra abre perspectivas de trabalho no âmbito do Projeto 3 da ALFAL, buscando alargar horizontes e perspectivas teóricas e metodológicas, abrindo novas descobertas e discussões, principalmente no que diz respeito à Linguística Histórica no século XXI.

Located at the intersection of humanities and applied informatics, the fledgling discipline of Digital Humanities is bringing new impulses to the field of (Romance) linguistics. Those are especially productive in the context of migration and heteroglossic practices, which encounter constraining language ideologies in Western societies.

The aim of this volume is to critically reflect on both the usefulness and limitations of digitization in different areas and superdiverse contexts of the Spanish-speaking world. Through 11 case studies, it illuminates the digital turn from different theoretical and methodological perspectives, providing a better understanding of the complex interplay between language and digitization.

Loin de se limiter à la syntaxe, l’héritage des principes fondateurs de L. Tesnière concerne l’ensemble des sciences du langage eu égard à l’écho rencontré par les Éléments de syntaxe structurale dans bien d’autres domaines de la linguistique. Le présent volume en propose un état des lieux en quatre axes.

Il opère d’abord une relecture contemporaine de cet ouvrage-clé, s’attachant à certains points précis comme les multiples niveaux d’analyse envisagés par L. Tesnière, la place réservée au latin classique ou le recours régulier de l’auteur aux métaphores. Il fait ensuite le point sur l’héritage de la pensée tesniérienne dans différents domaines des sciences du langage, tout cadre théorique confondu, et situe l'œuvre de L. Tesnière dans le paysage structuraliste européen du XX^e siècle.

Cet ouvrage aborde également quelques-unes des ramifications ou revisites contemporaines des concepts tesniériens en Europe, dans une optique descriptive voire de linguistique générale, à des fins syntaxiques, sémantiques ou encore morphologiques. Il attire enfin l’attention sur l’influence exercée par la syntaxe structurale tesniérienne sur un domaine d’étude particulier, celui de l’étude de la langue, le discours grammatical scolaire ayant été fortement influencé par le développement de la syntaxe structurale.

El auge de la aplicación tecnológica en las Humanidades hace necesario el debate, la reflexión y el intercambio entre especialistas de distintas áreas de conocimiento con el objetivo de juzgar críticamente los avances, superar los retos generados y valorar las transformaciones metodológicas que están experimentando las disciplinas humanísticas tradicionales.

El presente volumen está conformado por una serie de contribuciones en las que confluyen dos intereses vertebradores: los estudios medievales y las Humanidades Digitales. En sus páginas, se atiende a cuestiones filológicas, históricas y sociales, así como a manifestaciones culturales (literarias y artísticas) de la Edad Media, incorporando métodos tecnológicos para el análisis y la divulgación. Asimismo, se ofrecen miradas reflexivas y analíticas sobre el panorama actual, definiendo los desafíos y las ventajas que se abren ante el medievalista en la era digital.

La publicación se destina a investigadores de la Edad Media, especialmente a filólogos, historiadores e historiadores del arte, así como a humanistas digitales.

Diese Buch hat vier Schwerpunkte: 1. zeichnet es die historischen, sozialen und kulturellen Konfigurationen der Presse nach; 2. Begleitet es die kommunikativen Praktiken, Absichten und Strategien der Druckpresse; 3. rekonstruiert es die Situierung der Diskurstradition des Leitartikels im größeren Kontext der Zeitung; schließlich beschreibt es 4. Kontinuität und Wandel der Komposition des Editorials in sprachlicher und außersprachlicher Hinsicht. Das Buch leistet innerhalb einer allgemeineren Theorie der Kommunikation einen Beitrag zum Forschungsgebiet der Diskurstraditionen, das in Deutschland insbesondere in der Romanistik im Kontext der historischen Pragmatik entfaltet wurde. Die in sozialer Dimension entfaltete Geschichte des brasilianischen Portugiesisch verknüpft die Historizität der Sprache mit der der Diskurstraditionen und der der Gesellschaft. Die seit dem 19. Jahrhundert erschienen Leitartikel werden einer deskriptiven und interpretierenden Analyse unterzogen, die die strukturellen, sprachlichen und diskursiven Merkmale der Texte herausstellt. Der prozesshafte Charakter der Texte wird ebenso berücksichtigt wie der Gebrauch des brasilianischen Portugiesisch im 19. Jh., wobei der interdisziplinäre Fokus insbesondere auf der Entwicklung der Kommunikationskompetenz seitens der Autoren und Leser liegt.

In den romanischen Sprachen lassen sich Sprachwandelprozesse aufgrund der Quellenlage besonders gut rekonstruieren. Deshalb sind sie Teil jeder Einführung in die Grammatikalisierung. Die romanischen Sprachen selbst standen bisher allerdings noch nicht im Zentrum einer monographischen Einführung in die Thematik.

Diese Lücke füllt das vorliegende Arbeitsheft und stellt – basierend auf den vier großen romanischen Sprachen Französisch, Italienisch, Portugiesisch und Spanisch – die Prozesse der Grammatikalisierung am Beispiel der zentralen grammatischen Bereiche sowie der wichtigsten Theorien und Methoden im Überblick dar. Im Mittelpunkt steht eine anschauliche sprachvergleichende Aufbereitung, unterstützt durch Übungen, die diese zugänglich und nachvollziehbar machen.

Im Studium ist gerade das Thema der Grammatikalisierung hervorragend geeignet, an die Sprachgeschichte heranzuführen und auch ohne vertiefte Lateinkenntnisse historische Prozesse zu verstehen, die bis in die Gegenwart reichen.

The book investigates historical patterns of vowel diphthongization, assimilation and dissimilation induced by consonants – mostly (alveolo)palatals – in Romance. Compiling data from dialectal descriptions, old documentary sources and experimental phonetic studies, it explains why certain vowels undergo raising assimilation before (alveolo)palatal consonants more than others. It also suggests that in French, Francoprovençal, Occitan, Rhaetoromance and dialects from northern Italy, mid low vowel diphthongization before (alveolo)palatal consonants started out with the formation of non-canonical falling diphthongs through off-glide insertion, from which rising diphthongs could emerge at a later date (e.g., Upper Engadinian OCTO ‘eight’ > [ɔc] > [ɔ(ə̯)c] > [wac]). Both diphthongal types, rather than canonical falling diphthongs with a palatal off-glide, could also give rise to high vowels (dialectal French [li]

L’Abrégé de Phonétique Historique est une introduction à l’évolution de la phonétique du français depuis le latin, à travers l'ancien français, le moyen français, le français classique et jusqu'au français moderne. Présentant les faits principaux de manière succincte et pédagogique, il s’adresse aux étudiants qui préparent l’épreuve d’ancien français de l’agrégation de Lettres Modernes et aux professeurs.

Basé sur la partie concernant la phonétique historique de la Grande Grammaire Historique du Français (GGHF), l’ouvrage valorise les acquis de la tradition séculaire dans le domaine (depuis Bourciez jusqu’à Straka), mais engage également les développements de la phonologie moderne – et ce en particulier concernant la structure syllabique et les représentations autosegmentales plus largement. Il prend le parti d’une présentation par position syllabique, plutôt que par les voyelles et consonnes individuelles. Ainsi les consonnes en position forte (initiale et appuyée) sont examinées ensemble, et il en va de même pour la position intervocalique et la coda. Le même principe régit la présentation des voyelles, en position libre et entravée.

L'Abrégé est accompagné d'une série de ressources supplémentaires en ligne ("Annexes" à télécharger ci-dessous) : un index lexical avec son mode d'emploi, une liste de 180 mots importants pour le concours, des exercices supplémentaires ainsi qu'une liste d'errata.

Francesco da Barberino, a contemporary of Dante (1264–1348), was a Florentine notary. Remembered for the first testimony of the circulation of the Commedia, he is also known for an ample and composite literary production, both in Latin and the vernacular. Francesco spent part of his life as notary at the service of the bishops of Florence, so that his works reveal a remarkable culture, influenced by his juridical training and notarial career. In particular, his allegorical and didactical poem, called Documenta Amoris, represents an interesting case of a complex interplay of texts and pictorial illustrations. In fact, the work includes a vernacular poem alongside a translation and a commentary both in Latin, and it is also accompanied by a series of illuminations: all the texts and the whole paratextual structure derive directly from the author himself, as witnessed by two Vatican MSS (Barb. 4076 and 4077). Composed at the same time, the Documenta Amoris are a sort of orthodox contrappunto of the Commedia, in which Dante’s linguistic experimentation is substituted by Francesco’s rigid bilingualism. This book provides one of the first interpretations of this fundamental figure of 14th-century Florentine culture.

This study presents a phenomenological approach to word-internal vowel sequencing. Diphthongs and hiatuses are thus not objects of examination a priori; instead, as relational sequencing patterns, they are effects of the Gestalt qualities that determine the word structure, which manifest in prominences, syllabification, rhythm, and temporal and phonetic structure, and keep the word recognizable as a whole in the flow of speech.

Ce volume IV.1 du DHAR traite des étymons correspondant aux très importants adjectifs de couleur (*blank, canus/canutus, blund, niger/nigellus, *brun, rubeus, russus, etc.), à des dates et fêtes (aprilis, sabbatum, quadragesima, carnavale), ainsi qu'à des aliments et vêtements (panis, farina, caro, piper, cepa/cepulla, cappellus, calcea, etc.).

This book provides a detailed introduction to Romance linguistics, giving valuable information on 1) working techniques and tools, 2) the sub-disciplines of linguistics, and 3) Romance languages, thus linking theoretical reflection with practical skills. The book is divided into identically structured units (including working techniques, branches of linguistics, and language outlines) that provide a condensed introduction to the field. Particular focus is placed on the extensive exercise section.

The password needed to access the linguistic samples on the website can be found at the end of the book and ebook edition.

Text comprehension processes have long been neglected by pedagogy but are the focus of this empirically based study. How do processes like these take place from the perspective of cognition theory and text linguistics? Which interference factors impede the comprehension of texts in foreign languages? The book also provides a theoretical model that can be used to provide support in second language teaching.

A Hippocrene Trilingual Reference

Quechua is a Native American language spoken by nearly 10 million people, primarily in the Andes region of South America. It is best known as the language of the ancient Inca empire. Alongside Spanish, Quechua is an official language in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Ideal for anthropologists, students and travelers, this dictionary features over 11,000 entries as well as an introduction to the Quechua language and basics of grammar.

This unique full-length dictionary includes 3 sections: English-Quechua, Spanish-Quechua, and Quechua-Spanish-English. Spanish is a logical conduit language between Quechua and English, and many Quechua words are found in Peruvian Spanish.

An essential book on California’s Indigenous languages, updated for the first time in over 25 years.

Before outsiders arrived, about one hundred distinct Indigenous languages were spoken in California, and many of them are in use today. Since its original publication in 1994, Flutes of Fire has become one of the classic books about California’s many Native languages. It is written to be approachable, entertaining, and informative—useful for people doing language revitalization work in their own communities, for linguists, and for a general readership interested in California’s rich cultural heritage. With significant updates by the author, this is the first new edition of Flutes of Fire in over 25 years. New chapters highlight the exciting efforts of language activists in recent times, as well as contemporary writing in several of California’s Native languages. Both a practical guide and a joy to read, Flutes of Fire is an essential book for anyone who cares about the Indigenous languages of California and their flourishing for many generations to come.

This vol., a modern reworking of the mss. of Johann Jacob Schmick, is in the “Moravian” dialect of Mahican and is divided into an English-Mahican-German section and a Mahican-English section. It includes a Mahican historical phonology and a background and explanatory description. This dictionary is useful for Indians of the East Coast who want to know their ancestral languages better, for of course Algonquianists, whether as linguists or ethnohistorians, for
Germanists, and for general readers who want some background on Schmnick’s era in Pennsylvania. The explanatory background can also be used as a study of linguistic influences. Maps.

The indispensable resource for Kurdish Kurmanji!

Kurmanji, also known as Northern Kurdish, is the most widely spoken Kurdish language with approximately 16 million speakers worldwide. The Kurds are spread across the countries of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, as well as Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Lebanon. There is also a large diaspora of Kurds, which is especially prominent in Europe. In all there are estimated to be about 40 million speakers of the Kurdish languages worldwide.

This unique two-part resource uses the official Kurmanji Latin alphabet and provides users with tools for daily interactions. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:  

• 6,000 dictionary entries
• Essential phrases on subjects such as healthcare, time, dates, transportation, money, communication services and much more
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections
• A guide to the Kurdish Kurmanji alphabet
• Map of the Middle East