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Gold, David L. – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1975
Discusses Ramon Menendez Pidal's contribution to Spanish and general lexicography in his prologue to Samuel Gili Gaya's "Diccionario General." (AM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Diachronic Linguistics, Dictionaries, Graphemes
Criado de Val, Manuel – Yelmo, 1976
This feature presents a list of Spanish words that may have a second meaning which is frequently obscene, and words that are ill-sounding to speakers of Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, Language Research, Language Usage
Criado de Val, Manuel – Yelmo, 1976
This feature presents the second part of a list of Spanish words that may have a second meaning which is frequently obscene, and words that are ill-sounding to speakers of Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, Language Research, Language Usage
Criado De Val, Manuel – Yelmo, 1976
This feature presents the third part of a list of Spanish words that may have a second meaning which is frequently obscene, and words that are ill-sounding to speakers of Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, Language Research, Language Usage
Espanol Actual, 1975
This feature lists approved additions and revisions to the academy dictionaries of Spanish as of October and November of 1973. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, Language Usage, Language Variation
Stefanovics, Tomas – Yelmo, 1978
Presents 26 German words and phrases that are used in Spanish today. Definitions are provided and examples of their use in Spanish texts are given. (NCR)
Descriptors: Definitions, German, Language Usage, Language Variation
Stefanovics, Tomas – Yelmo, 1979
Presents 41 German words and phrases that are used in Spanish today. Definitions are provided and examples of their use in Spanish texts are given. (NCR)
Descriptors: Definitions, German, Language Patterns, Language Usage
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Clements, J. Clancy – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2003
The advantages and disadvantages of wider or narrower definitions of "pidginization" and "pidgin" are reviewed to determine the differences between pidgins and naturalistically learned second languages (L2s). It is argued that a wider definition is preferred because it avoids problematic counterexamples and captures…
Descriptors: Pidgins, Verbs, Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese
Galvan, Roberto A.; Teschner, Richard V. – 1977
This is a supplementary dictionary of the Spanish spoken by Chicanos in the states of Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Florida. The nearly 8,000 entries represent a compilation of Chicano words and phrases not typically found in standard dictionaries. Items are listed alphabetically in Spanish, followed by an English…
Descriptors: Definitions, Dialect Studies, Dictionaries, Glossaries