Comments on: Helen’s summer reading topic: Spanish linguistics

By: jamiehartztranslations

jamiehartztranslations — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 22:50:40 +0000

Gloria, thanks for your comment. I very much appreciate your tip on the book “Saber escribir”… I will have to look that up!

By: Gloria

Gloria — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:42:59 +0000

Helen, I still have my “Introducción a la lingüística española” from many (many) years ago. I always found the linguistic/grammar aspect of language rather tedious, but loved the literature and historical aspect of it. I was fortunate that my Spanish literature professor also taught the linguistics course, and used whatever we were reading at the time to provide examples (as they were both required, many of the same students were in both classes).

Over the years I’ve collected other books, but one I find quite useful is “Saber escribir” (Instituto Cervantes). It’s 513 pages, but includes many examples and a glossary.

By: heleneby

heleneby — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 22:20:12 +0000

In reply to Anne Louise. Anne Louise, it comes from being a tide zone freak. Our family always goes to the tide pools in Newport, Oregon, on the lowest tide of the year. We get out before the tide reaches its low point, and let the tide bring us in. It's gorgeous! It's where you find starfish, anemones, etc, but also interesting grasses, barnacles, and other very hardy creatures.

By: Anne Louise

Anne Louise — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 22:16:39 +0000

Helen, I love your analogy of an intertidal zone of languages. I spent most of last year translating a book on molecular phylogeny and the life forms and ecology of intertidal zones were often discussed in detail. It’s a perfect mental image on so many levels.