This book examines the way in which a group of key Spanish and Latin American intellectuals of the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries discussed the concept of the Spanish language. The contributors analyse the ways in which these discussions related to the construction of national identities and the idea of an Hispanic culture.This book will be essential reading for sociolinguists, scholars of the Spanish language, historians of the Hispanic culture, and all those with an interest in the relationship between language and culture.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Luis Gabriel-Stheeman, Jose del Valle
EAN: 9780415252560
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 630 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-09-27
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GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
WIDTH: 156 cm
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For ELT / ESL learning, courses, examinations and certificates, Sociolinguistics, Language teaching theory and methods, Literature: history and criticism, Regional / International studies, Ethnic studies
'...a fascinating excursion into the cultural history of ideas in Spain and Latin America over the last two centuries...' - Miranda Stewart, Bulletin of Spanish Studies'...a thought-provoking analysis of an often neglected but arguably central dimension of the construction of "Hispanidad" : the symbolic role of the Spanish language.' - Miranda Stewart, Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 'A fascinating excursion into the cultural history of ideas in Spain and Latin America over the last two centuries.' - Miranda Stewart, Bulletin of Spanish Studies
