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  Encyclopedia: Spanish language
Spanish is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union.
Spanish is nicknamed la lengua de Cervantes (the language of Cervantes, the author of the Quixote).
Spanish does hold co-official status in the state of New Mexico (A state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border), and in the unincorporated U.S. territory of Puerto Rico (A self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Spanish-language   (1241 words)

  
 Spanish language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spanish is related to several languages in terms of phonology, grammar and orthography.
Spanish is one of the official languages of the United Nations and the European Union.
Spanish ceased to be an official language of the Philippines in 1987, and it is now spoken by less than 0.01% of the population; 2,658 speakers (1990 Census).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spanish_language   (3173 words)

  
 Read about Spanish language at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Spanish language and learn about Spanish language ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Spanish is one of the official languages of the
Portuñol, the name of a mixed language coined from the words "português" and "español" and which is based on Spanish and Portuguese, is spoken in Brazilian border towns and villages, especially the Uruguayo-Brazilian border.
Ladino, the language spoken by the descendants of the
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Spanish_language   (2211 words)

  
 MARC Code List for Languages
The language codes are three-character lowercase alphabetic strings usually based on the first three letters of the English form or, in some cases, vernacular of the corresponding language name.
While some individual languages are given their own unique code, although linguistically they are part of a language group, many individual languages are assigned a group code, because it is not considered practical to establish a separate code for each.
Ancient languages which are not given unique codes are assigned the code for the major language group to which each belongs, rather than the code for the modern language which evolved from the ancient language.
www.loc.gov /marc/languages   (1726 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Names given to the Spanish language Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In Spanish itself, however, the term castellano (Castilian) is extremely commonly used to refer to the language, often at the expense of the term español (Spanish).
It therefore was sometimes given the name cristiano to distinguish it from the 'heathen' Arabic language.
Spanish is often referred to in educated circles as the 'Language of Cervantes' or lengua de Cervantes, in reference to the writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and in analogy with the expressions lengua de Shakespeare (English), lengua de Goethe (German), lengua de Dante (Italian), etc.
www.ipedia.com /names_given_to_the_spanish_language.html   (1753 words)

  
 Reference: Spanish Naming Conventions, Family Names, Given Names, Common Names, Nicknames - Tarver-Gen: Tarver Family ...
There can be other additions as well: middle names, married names (which are added at the end), etc. So most people have a name with three to five words in it, but their familiar name, the one you call them, is usually only one.
In Spanish indexes of surnames, it is important to note that the prefixes in such names as de la Torre may be ignored in alphabetization.
It is customary (though not obligatory) in Spanish cultures to name the first-born son after the father, but there is no need to use Jr., Sr., III (and so on) whenever the same given name (first name) is used by different generations of the same family.
www.tarver-genealogy.net /aids/spanish/sp_naming_conv.html   (3459 words)

  
 Spanish Language
Candau describes the development of the Spanish language and devotes her first four chapters to the foreign linguistic influences from groups such as the Romans, Visigoths, and Arabs.
He considers the study of language intonation as important as studying syntax and vocabulary: intonation is a crucial component which learners of a foreign language must master in order to speak fluently.
Spanish language uses an orthographical system, which uses symbols to represent sounds: in this orthographic guide, Basulto presents 8 short chapters to explain how to use punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, hyphens, etc. She also discusses grammatical rationales for the accents that are the essential markers of a writer who has learned Spanish well.
www.library.uiuc.edu /mdx/bibliogs/spanish/spalang.htm   (8063 words)

  
 Names
When names or name patterns are used traditionally by particular kin groups, rather than by the society as a whole, they come to have a sort of copyright attached to them.
Names might sometimes pass outside a subgroup by loan or gift, but using a name of this sort without permission would be bad manners at best and a theft of intellectual property at worst.
Public names among the Navajo are often of foreign (English or Spanish) origin, for use by those who are not able to to use a kinterm instead, and are unwilling to deal with people on a basis of anonymity.
spot.colorado.edu /~koontz/faq/names.htm   (3430 words)

  
 Spanish...2nd World Language spoken | Antimoon Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Spanish or Castilian is an Iberian Romance language, and the fourth most widely spoken language in the world.
Castellano is the name given to Spanish language in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Spanish is also spoken by segments of the populations in Aruba, Canada, Israel (both standard Spanish and Ladino), northern Morocco (both standard Spanish and Ladino), Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey (Ladino), the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Western Sahara.
www.antimoon.com /forum/t126-120.htm   (2436 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
Names and terms of address used for Charles De Gaulle
Names of the European Union in the official languages
Names of the official languages of the European Union in the official languages respectively
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsname-Wikipedia-dsid-2222-letter-1N-first-1051   (70 words)

  
 The page cannot be found   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Make sure that the Web site address displayed in the address bar of your browser is spelled and formatted correctly.
Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Web Site Setup, Common Administrative Tasks, and About Custom Error Messages.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/N/Na/Names_given_to_the_Spanis...   (121 words)

  
 KryssTal : The Origin of Words and Names
The name of the fruit was NARANJ in Sanskrit.
It is from the Farsi language spoken in Iran and Afghanistan.
Co UK The Mother Tongue is a comprehensive history of the language including differences between dialects and countries, the development of words, the origin of names and much more by Bill Bryson.
www.krysstal.com /wordname.html   (1038 words)

  
 Chris Pound's Name Generation Page
For the Dying Earth spell generator, a slightly revised language confluxer mixes names from the Dying Earth with names of Basque, Armenian, and Persian extraction to yield the names of previously-unknown sorcerors.
This is a first pass at a potentially amusing name generator for what you might call "standard" fantasy worlds: romanticized, pseudo-medieval, Earthlike settings full of barbarians, wizards, assassins, and the like.
Loren Miller (loren@wharton.upenn.edu) contributed the datasets for Cthulhoid, Carmanian, Assyrian, Japanese, and Viking names.
www.ruf.rice.edu /~pound   (1159 words)

  
 Spanish electronic dictionary and language translators. Spanish - other languages dictionaries.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In speech recognition models an English or Spanish phrase, once it is recognized, is displayed on the display.
Spanish trilingual model includes six extensive dictionaries, with popular idioms and useful phrases, which make it a great translation tool and an affordable language learning solution.
Spanish Translator Partner ES-X5 This translator is a linguistic microcomputer of a new generation created to give you freedom of speech and ease of mind.
spanish.dictionaries.ectaco.com   (6514 words)

  
 free spanish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
We hope these resources are helpful for you to improve your Spanish level.
For those students interested in practicing their pronounciation, we have designed a voice chat where you can chat with others, so you can invite your friends to practice Spanish.
We have included a selection of links for different radio stations in Spanish so you can practice and improve your listening skills in Spanish.
www.speakteacher.com /resources.htm   (144 words)

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