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The authors of The Story of French are back with a new linguistic history of the Spanish language and its progress around the globe.Just how did a dialect spoken by a handful of shepherds in Northern Spain become the world's second most spoken language, the official language of twenty-one countries on two continents, and the unofficial second language of the United States? Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow, the husband-and-wife team who chronicled the history of the French language in The Story of French, now look at the roots and spread of modern Spanish. Full of surprises and honed in Nadeau and Barlow's trademark style, combining personal anecdote, reflections, and deep research, The Story of Spanish is the first full biography of a language that shaped the world we know, and the only global language with two names—Spanish and Castilian. The story starts when the ancient Phoenicians set their sights on "The Land of the Rabbits," Spain's original name, which the Romans pronounced as Hispania. The Spanish language would pick up bits of Germanic culture, a lot of Arabic, and even some French on its way to taking modern form just as it was about to colonize a New World. Through characters like Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus, Cervantes, and Goya, The Story of Spanish shows how Spain's Golden Age, the Mexican Miracle, and the Latin American Boom helped shape the destiny of the language. Other, more somber episodes, also contributed, like the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of Spain's Jews, the destruction of native cultures, the political instability in Latin America, and the dictatorship of Franco. The Story of Spanish shows there is much more to Spanish than tacos, flamenco, and bullfighting. It explains how the United States developed its Hispanic personality from the time of the Spanish conquistadors to Latin American immigration and telenovelas. It also makes clear how fundamentally Spanish many American cultural artifacts and customs actually are, including the dollar sign, barbecues, ranching, and cowboy culture. The authors give us a passionate and intriguing chronicle of a vibrant language that thrived through conquests and setbacks to become the tongue of Pedro Almodóvar and Gabriel García Márquez, of tango and ballroom dancing, of millions of Americans and hundreds of millions of people throughout the world.Show book
Just as we should think before we speak, we need to think before we write.Most of us are not poets or novelists, but we are all writers. We email, text, and post; we craft memos and reports, menus and outdoor signage, birthday cards and sticky notes on the fridge.Get a Grip on Your Grammar is a grammar book for those who hate grammar books, a writing resource filled with quick answers and a playful style—not endless, indecipherable grammar jargon.Get a Grip on Your Grammar is The Elements of Style for the Twitter generation. Designed for student, business, and creative-writing audiences alike, its easily digestible, occasionally witty writing tips will finally teach you:The differences between “lay” and “lie.”The proper usage of “affect” and “effect.”Where to put punctuation around quotation marks.The meaning of “e.g.” versus “i.e.”The perils of overusing the word “suddenly.”That apostrophes should not be thrown about like confetti.And 243 more great tips.Writers owe it to themselves and to everyone who sees their written words to get it right. With Get a Grip on Your Grammar, they finally can (not “may”).Show book
What makes a place so memorable that it survives forever in a word? In this captivating round-the-world tour, Paul Anthony Jones acts as your guide through the intriguing stories of how eighty places became immortalized in the English language. You'll discover why the origins of turkeys, limericks, Brazil nuts, and Panama hats aren't quite as straightforward as you might presume. If you've never heard of the tiny Czech mining town of Jáchymov—or Joachimsthal, as it was known until the late 1800s—you're not alone, which makes its claim to fame as the origin of the word "dollar" all the more extraordinary. The story of how the Great Dane isn't all that Danish makes the list, as does the Jordanian mountain whose name has become a byword for a tantalizing glimpse. We'll also find out what the Philippines has given to your office inbox, what Alaska has given to your liquor cabinet, and how a speech given by a bumbling North Carolinian gave us a word for impenetrable nonsense. Surprising, entertaining, and illuminating, this is a must-listen for armchair travelers and word nerds. Our dictionaries are full of hidden histories, tales, and adventures from all over the world—if you know where to look.Show book
Want to break free of boring drills and canned phrases and create and speak your own original sentences in French with phenomenal speed and ease? Say hello to French Sentence Magic! Here are just a few features of this fabulous program:High frequency vocabulary - learn to speak the most common words and phrases that are easiest to learn and quickly understood by native French speakers.Fast sentence-building templates - use cookie-cutter templates that you customize to fit your own unique language needs.Degreed, educated native French instructor from Picardie, France - hear an authentic, educated French accent and learn to create and speak original, high-quality French that will be instantly understood by native French speakers everywhere.Periodic memory technique - automatically retain more of what you learn with this built-in memory review system that is already included in the program.Learn on the go - even a few-minute wait at a red light can give you the time to learn a new French sentence with this magical program.Show book
Narrated in the first person this is an account of the savage journey of a man who has not only been brushed by mortality but who is still in the process of trying to wrestle it to the ground.Show book
Want to learn and speak Dutch? Fact: One of the BEST ways to start speaking Dutch is to learn more words! The more you know, the more you speak, right? But if you want to impress natives and sound like a native, you'll need Dutch words that are not taught in textbooks. You'll need to learn about the details of Dutch culture as well. And you get just that with Learn Dutch: Discover Dutch Culture & Traditions by DutchPod101.com. Are you ready to learn language and culture at the same time? Get Access to 25 Dutch Audio Lessons Total Length of the Audiobook: 2.5 Hours Learn 125+ Dutch Words & Phrases Master Words & Phrases with Example Sentences Learn All About Dutch Culture, Traditions & Way of Life Who is this for? This audiobook is for beginners and experienced learners alike. You learn native-level phrases that textbooks don't teach you as well as Dutch culture. How will you learn Dutch? Just listen and repeat. You can repeat and review your lessons as many times as you want for extra practice. Download the PDF and read alongShow book
