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9780312656027 English 0312656025 Charts the complex origins of Spanish and its meteoric rise to one of the world's most-spoken languages Jean Benoit-Nadeau and Julie Barlow, chroniclers of French, now turn their attention to Spanish, the language being adopted by more of the world's speakers every day. Just as their first book looked at the origins and spread of French, The Story of Spanish looks at the roots and spread of modern Spanish from its roots in Hispania's Vulgar Latin, the language that also spawned French and Italian, which around 800 AD, became its own distinct tongue and a variety of cultures began to leave their mark. Arabic culture entered the Iberian Peninsula. It gave way to the growing influences of Castilian culture and, then, Roman Catholicism. Tracing the language's development through the age of Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus and, later, The Inquisition, the authors arrive at the golden age of Spanishthe sixteenth and early seventeenth centurieswhen it was the most prestigious language in Europe. Nadeau and Barlow then follow Spanish overseas to the Americas, the development of the Spanish Academy, the rise of Spanish in Latin America and its political importance, its development in Mexico and its rise in the United States. More than 37 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish. If demographic trends continue, the U.S. will be the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by 2050. Nadeau and Barlow's The Story of Spanish is the indispensible historical guide to America's linguistic future., Charts the complex origins of the Spanish and its meteoric rise to one of the world's most-spoken languagesJean Benoit-Nadeau and Julie Barlow, chroniclers of French, now turn their attention to Spanish, the language being adopted by more of the world's speakers every day. Just as their first book looked at the origins and spread of French, The Story of Spanish looks at the roots and spread of modern Spanish from its roots in Hispania's Vulgar Latin, the language that also spawned French and Italian, which around 800 AD, became its own distinct tongue and a variety of cultures began to leave their mark. Arabic culture entered the Iberian Peninsula. It gave way to the growing influences of Castilian culture and, then, Roman Catholicism.Tracing the language's development through the age of Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus and, later, The Inquisition, the authors arrive at the golden age of Spanish - the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries - when it was the most prestigious language in Europe. Nadeau and Barlow then follow Spanish overseas to the Americas, the development of the Spanish Academy, the rise of Spanish in Latin America and its political importance, its development in Mexico and its rise in the United States.More than 37 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish. If demographic trends continue, the U.S. will be the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by 2050. Nadeau and Barlow's The Story of Spanish is the indispensible historical guide to America's linguistic future., Jean Benoit-Nadeau and Julie Barlow, chroniclers of French, now turn their attention to Spanish, the language being adopted by more of the world's speakers every day. Just as their first book looked at the origins and spread of French, The Story of Spanish looks at the roots and spread of modern Spanish from its roots in Hispania's Vulgar Latin, the language that also spawned French and Italian, which around 800 AD, became its own distinct tongue and a variety of cultures began to leave their mark. Arabic culture entered the Iberian Peninsula. It gave way to the growing influences of Castilian culture and, then, Roman Catholicism.Tracing the language's development through the age of Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus and, later, The Inquisition, the authors arrive at the golden age of Spanish-the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries-when it was the most prestigious language in Europe. Nadeau and Barlow then follow Spanish overseas to the Americas, the development of the Spanish Academy, the rise of Spanish in Latin America and its political importance, its development in Mexico and its rise in the United States.More than 37 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish. If demographic trends continue, the U.S. will be the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by 2050. Nadeau and Barlow's The Story of Spanish is the indispensible historical guide to America's linguistic future., Just how did a dialect spoken by a handful of shepherds in Northern Spain become the world's second most spoken language, the official language of twenty-one countries on two continents, and the unofficial second language of the United States? Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow, the husband-and-wife team who chronicled the history of the French language in The Story of French , now look at the roots and spread of modern Spanish. Full of surprises and honed in Nadeau and Barlow's trademark style, combining personal anecdote, reflections, and deep research, The Story of Spanish is the first full biography of a language that shaped the world we know, and the only global language with two namesSpanish and Castilian. The story starts when the ancient Phoenicians set their sights on "The Land of the Rabbits," Spain's original name, which the Romans pronounced as Hispania . The Spanish language would pick up bits of Germanic culture, a lot of Arabic, and even some French on its way to taking modern form just as it was about to colonize a New World. Through characters like Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus, Cervantes, and Goya, The Story of Spanish shows how Spain's Golden Age, the Mexican Miracle, and the Latin American Boom helped shape the destiny of the language. Other, more somber episodes, also contributed, like the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of Spain's Jews, the destruction of native cultures, the political instability in Latin America, and the dictatorship of Franco. The Story of Spanish shows there is much more to Spanish than tacos, flamenco, and bullfighting. It explains how the United States developed its Hispanic personality from the time of the Spanish conquistadors to Latin American immigration and telenovelas . It also makes clear how fundamentally Spanish many American cultural artifacts and customs actually are, including the dollar sign, barbecues, ranching, and cowboy culture. The authors give us a passionate and intriguing chronicle of a vibrant language that thrived through conquests and setbacks to become the tongue of Pedro Almodóvar and Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez, of tango and ballroom dancing, of millions of Americans and hundreds of millions of people throughout the world.
9780312656027 English 0312656025 Charts the complex origins of Spanish and its meteoric rise to one of the world's most-spoken languages Jean Benoit-Nadeau and Julie Barlow, chroniclers of French, now turn their attention to Spanish, the language being adopted by more of the world's speakers every day. Just as their first book looked at the origins and spread of French, The Story of Spanish looks at the roots and spread of modern Spanish from its roots in Hispania's Vulgar Latin, the language that also spawned French and Italian, which around 800 AD, became its own distinct tongue and a variety of cultures began to leave their mark. Arabic culture entered the Iberian Peninsula. It gave way to the growing influences of Castilian culture and, then, Roman Catholicism. Tracing the language's development through the age of Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus and, later, The Inquisition, the authors arrive at the golden age of Spanishthe sixteenth and early seventeenth centurieswhen it was the most prestigious language in Europe. Nadeau and Barlow then follow Spanish overseas to the Americas, the development of the Spanish Academy, the rise of Spanish in Latin America and its political importance, its development in Mexico and its rise in the United States. More than 37 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish. If demographic trends continue, the U.S. will be the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by 2050. Nadeau and Barlow's The Story of Spanish is the indispensible historical guide to America's linguistic future., Charts the complex origins of the Spanish and its meteoric rise to one of the world's most-spoken languagesJean Benoit-Nadeau and Julie Barlow, chroniclers of French, now turn their attention to Spanish, the language being adopted by more of the world's speakers every day. Just as their first book looked at the origins and spread of French, The Story of Spanish looks at the roots and spread of modern Spanish from its roots in Hispania's Vulgar Latin, the language that also spawned French and Italian, which around 800 AD, became its own distinct tongue and a variety of cultures began to leave their mark. Arabic culture entered the Iberian Peninsula. It gave way to the growing influences of Castilian culture and, then, Roman Catholicism.Tracing the language's development through the age of Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus and, later, The Inquisition, the authors arrive at the golden age of Spanish - the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries - when it was the most prestigious language in Europe. Nadeau and Barlow then follow Spanish overseas to the Americas, the development of the Spanish Academy, the rise of Spanish in Latin America and its political importance, its development in Mexico and its rise in the United States.More than 37 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish. If demographic trends continue, the U.S. will be the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by 2050. Nadeau and Barlow's The Story of Spanish is the indispensible historical guide to America's linguistic future., Jean Benoit-Nadeau and Julie Barlow, chroniclers of French, now turn their attention to Spanish, the language being adopted by more of the world's speakers every day. Just as their first book looked at the origins and spread of French, The Story of Spanish looks at the roots and spread of modern Spanish from its roots in Hispania's Vulgar Latin, the language that also spawned French and Italian, which around 800 AD, became its own distinct tongue and a variety of cultures began to leave their mark. Arabic culture entered the Iberian Peninsula. It gave way to the growing influences of Castilian culture and, then, Roman Catholicism.Tracing the language's development through the age of Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus and, later, The Inquisition, the authors arrive at the golden age of Spanish-the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries-when it was the most prestigious language in Europe. Nadeau and Barlow then follow Spanish overseas to the Americas, the development of the Spanish Academy, the rise of Spanish in Latin America and its political importance, its development in Mexico and its rise in the United States.More than 37 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish. If demographic trends continue, the U.S. will be the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by 2050. Nadeau and Barlow's The Story of Spanish is the indispensible historical guide to America's linguistic future., Just how did a dialect spoken by a handful of shepherds in Northern Spain become the world's second most spoken language, the official language of twenty-one countries on two continents, and the unofficial second language of the United States? Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow, the husband-and-wife team who chronicled the history of the French language in The Story of French , now look at the roots and spread of modern Spanish. Full of surprises and honed in Nadeau and Barlow's trademark style, combining personal anecdote, reflections, and deep research, The Story of Spanish is the first full biography of a language that shaped the world we know, and the only global language with two namesSpanish and Castilian. The story starts when the ancient Phoenicians set their sights on "The Land of the Rabbits," Spain's original name, which the Romans pronounced as Hispania . The Spanish language would pick up bits of Germanic culture, a lot of Arabic, and even some French on its way to taking modern form just as it was about to colonize a New World. Through characters like Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus, Cervantes, and Goya, The Story of Spanish shows how Spain's Golden Age, the Mexican Miracle, and the Latin American Boom helped shape the destiny of the language. Other, more somber episodes, also contributed, like the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of Spain's Jews, the destruction of native cultures, the political instability in Latin America, and the dictatorship of Franco. The Story of Spanish shows there is much more to Spanish than tacos, flamenco, and bullfighting. It explains how the United States developed its Hispanic personality from the time of the Spanish conquistadors to Latin American immigration and telenovelas . It also makes clear how fundamentally Spanish many American cultural artifacts and customs actually are, including the dollar sign, barbecues, ranching, and cowboy culture. The authors give us a passionate and intriguing chronicle of a vibrant language that thrived through conquests and setbacks to become the tongue of Pedro Almodóvar and Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez, of tango and ballroom dancing, of millions of Americans and hundreds of millions of people throughout the world.