History of the Spanish Language

This book provides a clear and elegant account of the development of Spanish over the last 2000 years. Although principally oriented towards 'internal' history, 'external' history is considered in outline in the Introduction and is referred to throughout. The four principal chapters deal in detail with phonological development, and with morpho-syntactical, lexical and semantic change, and full attention is paid to the varieties of Spanish used both in Spain and the Americas. Written as a textbook, the comprehensive coverage of this volume will be welcomed by scholars and students alike.Penny, Ralph is the author of 'History of the Spanish Language' with ISBN 9780521394819 and ISBN 0521394813.