The Writer's Reference Guide to Spanish
Published on 1. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-0-292-72512-6 (ISBN)
Description
Writers and editors of Spanish have long needed an authoritative guide to written language usage, similar to The MLA Style Manual and The Chicago Manual of Style. And here it is! This reference guide provides comprehensive information on how the Spanish language is copyedited for publication.
The book covers these major areas:
Language basics: capitalization, word division, spelling, and punctuation.
Language conventions: abbreviations, professional and personal titles, names of organizations, and nationalities.
Bibliographic format, particularly how Spanish differs from English.
Spanish language forms of classical authors' names.
Literary and grammatical terminology.
Linguistic terminology.
Biblical names and allusions.
A dictionary of grammatical doubts, including usage, grammatical constructions of particular words and phrases, verbal irregularities, and gender variations.
The book covers these major areas:
Language basics: capitalization, word division, spelling, and punctuation.
Language conventions: abbreviations, professional and personal titles, names of organizations, and nationalities.
Bibliographic format, particularly how Spanish differs from English.
Spanish language forms of classical authors' names.
Literary and grammatical terminology.
Linguistic terminology.
Biblical names and allusions.
A dictionary of grammatical doubts, including usage, grammatical constructions of particular words and phrases, verbal irregularities, and gender variations.
Reviews / Votes
"The importance of this book ... is indisputable... Its usefulness will apply to an audience far beyond students of Spanish; it will, in fact, become a companion text, like the MLA Style Manual, to a larger audience of users running the gamut from bilingual writers, i.e., fiction writers and journalists, to editors who are unsure about proper usage." --Dick Gerdes, Professor and Chair of Modern and Classical Languages, George Mason UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
399 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-292-72512-6 (9780292725126)
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Persons
David William Foster is Chair of the Department of Languages and Literature and Regents' Professor of Spanish, Interdisciplinary Humanities, and Women's Studies at Arizona State University. Daniel Altamiranda has taught at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and Arizona State University. Carmen de Urioste is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Arizona State University.
Content
Preface
Punctuation
Spelling and Word Division
Spelling Rules and Variations
Accents
Prefixes
Word Divisions
Gender and Number Forms
Gender
Number
Word Formation
Affective Suffixes and Spelling Changes
Compound Words
Prefixes and Suffixes
Capitalization
General Rules
Calendar and Time Designations
Religious Names
Titles of Publications
Titles of Persons
Professions and Occupations
Terminology
Geographical Terms
Names of Organizations
Historical Terms
Citation of Books, Periodicals, and Other Works
Monographs
Periodicals
Book Chapters
Bibliography Preparation
Abbreviations
Appendix 1. Anonymous Spanish Classics
Appendix 2. Latin Authors
Appendix 3. Greek Authors
Appendix 4. Latin Expressions
Appendix 5. Literary and Dramaturgical Terminology
Appendix 6. Linguistic Terminology
Appendix 7. Common Biblical Allusions and References
Appendix 8. Common Classical Allusions and References
Appendix 9. Common Literary Allusions and References
A Dictionary of Spanish Grammatical and Lexical Doubts
Bibliography of Special Terminology
Bibliographical References
Index
Punctuation
Spelling and Word Division
Spelling Rules and Variations
Accents
Prefixes
Word Divisions
Gender and Number Forms
Gender
Number
Word Formation
Affective Suffixes and Spelling Changes
Compound Words
Prefixes and Suffixes
Capitalization
General Rules
Calendar and Time Designations
Religious Names
Titles of Publications
Titles of Persons
Professions and Occupations
Terminology
Geographical Terms
Names of Organizations
Historical Terms
Citation of Books, Periodicals, and Other Works
Monographs
Periodicals
Book Chapters
Bibliography Preparation
Abbreviations
Appendix 1. Anonymous Spanish Classics
Appendix 2. Latin Authors
Appendix 3. Greek Authors
Appendix 4. Latin Expressions
Appendix 5. Literary and Dramaturgical Terminology
Appendix 6. Linguistic Terminology
Appendix 7. Common Biblical Allusions and References
Appendix 8. Common Classical Allusions and References
Appendix 9. Common Literary Allusions and References
A Dictionary of Spanish Grammatical and Lexical Doubts
Bibliography of Special Terminology
Bibliographical References
Index