Mexican Studies: Reference: Language, Grammar, Style

"Part A covers traditional grammatical categories such as word order, nouns, verbs and adjectives. Part B is... organized around language functions and notions such as: * Giving and seeking information * Putting actions into context * Expressing likes, dislikes and preferences ... grammar points and functions ... illustrated with examples."

"... guide to the forms and structures of Spanish as it is written and spoken today, both in Spain and in Latin America... fifth edition incorporates the latest research findings of the Royal Spanish Academy's official grammar book, the Nueva gramatica de la lengua española ... includes new vocabulary--such as topical and technological terms... more Latin-American Spanish to ensure extensive world-wide coverage..."

Las voces aqu reunidas tienen en M xico un contenido sem ntico peculiar: son voces del espa ol en general que poseen concepciones distintas de las peninsulares, o bien, de origen propiamente mexicano incorporadas a ese espa ol y que incluso han trascendido a otros idiomas. Se trata de nombres de realidades consideradas t pica o espec ficamente mexicanas, de denominaciones de los objetos y acciones de la vida diaria, que son las menos conocidas de un pa s a otro.

pt. 1. Spanish American terms
pt. 2. Brazilian Portuguese terms
pt. 3. French American and American French Creole terms.

2a ed. corregida y aumentada. 3 vols.