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Authors: David Pharies, David Pharies (Editor), Otto Ferdinand Bond
ISBN-13: 9780226666891, ISBN-10: 0226666891
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: 1
David Pharies, a Professor of Spanish at the University of Florida, enjoys an international reputation as an expert on the history and development of the Spanish language. His publications deal chiefly with Spanish morphology, lexicology, and etymology.
The University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary is the most popular dictionary of its kind. Its familiar name is known to millions of general readers, students, educators, and travelers. Improved for greater ease of use, and brought completely up to date, the fifth edition of The University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary is now more than ever the perfect resource for both language learners and experienced language users.
With thousands of added entries, the Dictionary builds on the features that have made it the leader in its field for more than fifty years: authority, scope, clarity, and conciseness. And with this edition, the Dictionary brilliantly captures the current core vocabularies of two rapidly changing—and increasingly connected—languages and cultures.
This new edition features
* New words and meanings for a new age
* Greater help in finding the right words
* Enhanced language and grammar guides
It's no secret that the Latinization of America is proceeding at a quick pace, so it follows that one of the more important reference books for the new century would be a Spanish-English dictionary. The University of Chicago Press has a history of publishing foreign-language textbooks dating back to the 1920s, and their Spanish-English dictionary has always been well regarded. Lacking the European air of a Larousse or a Langenscheidt, this new edition (the first in 15 years) stresses the malleability of both the American version of English and the Latin American version of Spanish. Besides the obligatory concise descriptions of grammar and verb conjugation, this edition includes new "context cues," which distinguish layers of meaning. For example, "soft" can be used to describe both butter and skin in English, whereas in Spanish, soft butter is blando, and soft skin is suave. Editor Pharies, a professor of Spanish at the University of Florida, also includes an array of jargon for the high-tech world (e.g., en linea for "online"), proving that Latin America is not yet succumbing to vulgar Spanglishisms. While the task of cataloguing regionalisms across Latin America is daunting, this dictionary does capture much of its slang, and even sometimes off-color usage, making the book as warm as its easygoing typeface. (Aug.) Forecast: Previous editions have sold more than 10 million copies, and the publisher notes that this edition is perfect not only for students but for travelers, businesspeople and other professionals. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
Preface to the Fifth Edition | vi | |
Preambulo a la quinta edicion | viii | |
How to Use The University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary | x | |
Como usar el Universidad de Chicago Diccionario Espanol-Ingles, Ingles-Espanol | xiv | |
Spanish-English/Espanol-Ingles | ||
List of Abbreviations | 1 | |
Spanish Pronunciation | 2 | |
Notes on Spanish Grammar | 6 | |
Common Spanish Suffixes | 8 | |
Spanish Regular Verbs | 10 | |
Spanish Irregular and Orthographic Changing Verbs | 11 | |
Spanish-English Dictionary, A-Z | 23 | |
Ingles-Espanol/English-Spanish | ||
Lista de abreviaturas | 275 | |
Pronunciacion inglesa | 276 | |
Notas sobre gramatica inglesa | 277 | |
Sufijos comunes del ingles | 279 | |
Verbos irregulares de la lengua inglesa | 282 | |
Diccionario ingles-espanol, A-Z | 287 |