Los 1001 años de la lengua española

Title Los 1001 años de la lengua española
Author Alatorre, Antonio
Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica
Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica
ISBN 9789681666781
Edition number 3
Publication year 2002
Pages 416
Format Print and digital
THEMA Language: history and general works
Synopsis In this book, already a classic, Alatorre, one of Mexico´s most renowned philologist and translators, tell the history old Spanish in a passionate and agreeable way. Changes in language are seen as products of History and thus easy to understand even without a rigorous knowledge of Linguistics. Languages, according to the author, do not tolerate immobility. He makes a case against the exaggerated defense of a pure and static Spanish.
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