Multicultural Spanish Dictionary
How Everyday Spanish Differs from Country to Country
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9870080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael T Ward, Agustín Martínez (0000-0002-1917-1104) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78 |
| Publication date | 2001-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2133 • E-ISSN: 2153-6414 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3657914 |
| OpenAlex | W1964723357 |
| Language | EN |
Is Spanish one language? Yes and no. A grapefruit in Guatemala is una toronja. In Argentina it is un pomelo. A waiter in Mexico is un mesero; in Uruguay, un mozo. In Spain eyeglasses are gafas; in Cuba, espejuelos. The list goes on and on. This dictionary tells you what all the others don't. It guides you through the many variations of Spanish and helps you identify and use everyday Spanish like a native
Country · Economics · Linguistics · Management · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Philosophy · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |