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El libro de Pharies cumple sobradamente con el propOsito para el que se ha concebido: se trata, sin duda, de un sOlido y bien escrito tratado introductorio a la historia de la lengua espaNola, muy completo y accesible. --Praise for the first edition Revista de Filologia Espanola

An effective introduction to Spanish and an excellent starting point for anyone interested in the language's history. --Praise for the first edition Bulletin of Latin American Research El libro de Pharies cumple sobradamente con el propOsito para el que se ha concebido: se trata, sin duda, de un sOlido y bien escrito tratado introductorio a la historia de la lengua espaNola, muy completo y accesible. --Praise for the first edition Revista de Filologia Espanola An effective introduction to Spanish and an excellent starting point for anyone interested in the language s history. --Praise for the first edition Bulletin of Latin American Research Pharies A Brief History of the Spanish Language achieves exactly what its author appears to have set out to do, viz. present a wide-ranging, succinct and readable account of the history of Spanish. Better still, its attractive presentation, both stylistic and typographical, will provide encouragement to students who otherwise might regard Spanish diachronic linguistics as a rather arid affair. --Praise for the first edition Bulletin of Spanish Studies El libro de Pharies cumple sobradamente con el proposito para el que se ha concebido: se trata, sin duda, de un solido y bien escrito tratado introductorio a la historia de la lengua espanola, muy completo y accesible. --Praise for the first edition Revista de Filologia Espanola Pharies A Brief History of the Spanish Language achieves exactly what its author appears to have set out to do, viz. present a wide-ranging, succinct and readable account of the history of Spanish. Better still, its attractive presentation, both stylistic and typographical, will provide encouragement to students who otherwise might regard Spanish diachronic linguistics as a rather arid affair. --Praise for the first edition Bulletin of Spanish Studies What separates Professor Pharies's book from others dealing with the history of Spanish is the approach hinted at in his title and explicitly mentioned in the preface by which, in essence, less is more. . . . A Brief History of the Spanish Language merits serious consideration by any instructor who teaches the history of Spanish. --Praise for the first edition Hispania

David A. Pharies is associate dean for humanities and professor of Spanish at the University of Florida. He is the editor in chief of the sixth edition of the University of Chicago Spanish-English Dictionary.

Pharies <i>A Brief History of the Spanish Language </i>achieves exactly what its author appears to have set out to do, viz. present a wide-ranging, succinct and readable account of the history of Spanish. Better still, its attractive presentation, both stylistic and typographical, will provide encouragement to students who otherwise might regard Spanish diachronic linguistics as a rather arid affair. --Praise for the first edition Bulletin of Spanish Studies

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David A. Pharies is associate dean for humanities and professor of Spanish at the University of Florida. He is the editor in chief of the sixth edition of the University of Chicago Spanish-English Dictionary.

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