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Author:   Sam Hill ,  María Mayberry ,  Edward Baranowski
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Edition:   Third Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.40cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 28.80cm
Weight:   1.374kg
ISBN:  

9780761863755

ISBN 10:   0761863753
Pages:   420
Publication Date:   25 June 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Basic Word Order in English and Spanish English Verb Morphology Spanish Regular Verb Morphology Spanish Irregular Verb Morphology The Comparative Syntax of Statements and Questions A Question of Aspect: The Spanish Imperfect-Preterite Contrast The Spanish Indicative and Subjunctive Moods English Modal Auxiliaries and Their Spanish Equivalents English Phrasal Verbs English To Be vs. Spanish Ser, Estar and Haber English and Spanish Personal Pronouns Gustar, Hacer, Tener and Dar Transitivity, Pronominal Verbs and Indefinite Subjects The English and Spanish Imperative Systems The Present Participle (Gerund) and the Infinitive Passive Constructions Conditional Sentences and Unreal Comparison Spanish and English Verb + Preposition Constructions Nouns and Articles; Possessive and Partitive Constructions Descriptive and Limiting Adjectives Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns Adverbs and Prepositions Interrogatives, Admiratives, Ellipsis and Verification Tags Spanish and English Contractions Degrees of Comparison Relative Words Used Between Clauses Affirmative Words and their Negative Counterparts Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Appendix IV Glossary of Grammatical Terms Bibliography Index About the Authors

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Sam Hill is professor emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese and has taught all levels of both languages at California State University, Sacramento over a 35 year career. His is the primary author of the first two editions of this text. He continues to travel and on occasion is called back to teaching. María Mayberry is associate professor of Spanish at California State University, Sacramento and author of several scholarly articles in Hispania. She has a continuing research interest in language acquisition. She teaches graduate seminars in comparative grammars and applied linguistics. Edward Baranowski, is professor of Spanish at California State University, Sacramento, and teaches all levels of Spanish. He has translated several texts written by early Spanish explorers in California. He teaches graduate seminars in dialectology and history of the language.

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