Speaking Spanish In The U.S.A.: Variations In Vocabulary Usage (English and Spanish Edition)

By Alberto Barugel

Book Overview

Hablantes nativos del espa?ol tanto como estudiantes primerizos, intermedios y avanzados del espa?ol como segunda lengua, pueden incrementar el uso de palabras y expresiones cuyo uso influencia al... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764129538
• ISBN13: 9780764129537
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.8" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

good for avoiding spanglish

I have been learning Spanish for just about 4 months as my third language and I have already found this book useful. This is a very good book for pointing out false cognates, even for beginning spanish students. By using this book you can avoid misusing spanish words that looks like their english equivalents at very early stage of learning spanish. The list in this book is much much longer and detailed than the short lists given in any spanish grammar book and alike. The most famous example is probably the word "actual". You can search inside the book in this website to see the layout. Well,false cognates exist between different languages. They also exist between Japanese and Chinese.

Thank you

The book was in good condition and did not take too long in arriving.

Speaking Spanish in the USA by Alberto Barugel

As a PhD in Spanish and a bilingual teacher, I find this book to be a valuable tool for bilingual education and for University students majoring in Spanish. In addition, I believe it would serve Spanish teachers in comprehension of the neologies Spanish and Hispanic students are employing. Language is an evolving process, and as we accepted new vocabulary to the language in the past, we have to accept these new modern terms or at least acknowledge and recognize their meanings. I would recommend it highly as a reference book and or as a support for the traditional Spanish text book. Dr. Nechama Kramer-Hellinx