A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish is a comprehensive, cohesive and clear guide to the forms and structures of Spanish as it is written and spoken today in Spain and Latin America. It includes clear descriptions of all the main grammatical phenomena of Spanish, and their use, illustrated by numerous examples of contemporary Spanish, both Peninsular and Latin American, formal and informal. Fully revised and updated, the sixth edition is even more relevant to students and teachers of Spanish. The sixth edition includes: new chapters, providing more detail and examples of key areas of Spanish grammaran increased number of Mexican examples to reflect the growing interest in this country’s variety of Spanishnew information for readers studying Spanish and French togethera glossary of grammatical terms including Spanish translations of Spanish terms The combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage is invaluable for learners at level B2 – C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages, and Intermediate High – Advanced High on the ACTFL proficiency scales.
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"The sixth edition of A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish equips the multilingual 21st-century learner with the essential tools to master the Spanish language. This new edition amplifies its contrastive approach by incorporating new references to other languages (French, Italian, Portuguese, German...) as well as a wealth of new language samples from the Spanish-speaking world. It also incorporates important references to areas of special difficulty for the anglophone speaker, providing a clear, accessible and comprehensive account of Spanish grammar to the independent learner and maintaining its role as an indispensable companion to language professionals and students of Spanish at all levels." - Javier Muñoz-Basols, University of Oxford, UK
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6 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs |
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7 Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns |
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8 Neuter article and neuter pronouns |
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9 Possessive adjectives and pronouns |
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10 Miscellaneous adjectives and pronouns |
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12 Personal pronouns, subject |
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13 Personal pronouns used with prepositions |
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14 Personal pronouns, object |
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15 he/les and lo/la/los/las |
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16 Forms of Spanish verbs |
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17 Use of indicative (non-continuous) verb tenses |
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18 Use of indicative (non-continuous) compound tenses |
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19 Continuous forms of verbs |
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28 Questions and exclamations |
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32 Passive and impersonal sentences |
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34 `There is', `there are', `there was', `there were', etc. |
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37 Conjunctions and discourse markers |
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39 Relative clauses and relative pronouns |
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43 Diminutive, augmentative and pejorative suffixes |
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44 Spelling, accent rules, punctuation and word division |
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| Glossary of grammatical terms |
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| Bibliography and sources |
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| Index of English words |
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| Index of grammatical points and Spanish words |
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John Butt is Emeritus Professor of Hispanic Studies of Kings College London, UK. He studied Spanish, French and Portuguese at the University of Cambridge and went on to lecture in Spanish literature and language at Kings College London for 37 years.
Carmen Benjamin, a native speaker of Spanish, taught Spanish at Kings College London, UK.
Antonia Moreira Rodríguez, also a native speaker of Spanish, teaches Spanish language and linguistics in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin-American Studies of Kings College London, UK.
