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A New reference grammar of modern Spanish Cover Image Book Book

A New reference grammar of modern Spanish Book{BK}

Butt, John (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781138124011
  • Physical Description: x, 608 p. ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2019.

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General Note:
SPAN 100 Winter 2022 request. "A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish is a comprehensive, cohesive and clear guide to the forms and structures of Spanish as it is written and spoken today in Spain and Latin America. It includes clear descriptions of all the main grammatical phenomena of Spanish, and their use, illustrated by numerous examples of contemporary Spanish, both Peninsular and Latin American, formal and informal. Fully revised and updated, the sixth edition is even more relevant to students and teachers of Spanish. The sixth edition includes: - new chapters, providing more detail and examples of key areas of Spanish grammar - an increased number of Mexican examples to reflect the growing interest in this country's variety of Spanish - new information for readers studying Spanish and French together - a glossary of grammatical terms including Spanish translations of Spanish terms The combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage is invaluable for learners at level B2 - C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages, and Intermediate High - Advanced High on the ACTFL proficiency scales"--WorldCat.
Formatted Contents Note:
Gender of nouns -- Plural of nouns -- The definite article -- The indefinite article -- Adjectives -- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs -- Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns -- Numerals -- Personal pronouns, subject -- Personal pronouns used with prepositions -- Personal pronouns, object -- Le/les and lo/la/los/las -- Forms of Spanish verbs -- Use of indicative (non-continuous) verb tenses -- Use of indicative (non-continuous) compound tenses -- Continuous forms of verbs -- The subjunctive -- The imperative -- The infinitive -- Participles -- The gerund -- Axuiliary verbs -- Personal a -- Negotiation -- Questions and exclamations -- Conditional sentences -- Pronominal verbs -- Verbs of becoming -- Passive and impersonal sentences -- Ser and estar -- 'There is', 'there are', 'there was', 'there were', etc. -- Adverbs -- Expressions of time -- Conjunctions and discourse markers -- Prepositions -- Relative clauses and relative pronouns -- Nominalizers -- Cleft sentences -- Word order -- Diminutive, argumentative and perjorative suffixes -- Spelling, accent rules, punctuation and word division.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
2/10/2022
Subject: Spanish language > Grammar.
Spanish language > Textbooks for second language learners > English speakers.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Alexander College.

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