The Battle over Spanish Between 1800 And 2000 Language and Ideologies and Hispanic Intellectuals |
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Editor:
| Gabriel-Stheeman, Luis del Valle, José |
Series title: | Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-134-52758-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Imprint: | Routledge |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionThis 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.