{"product_id":"9781474227926","title":"¿Por qué? 101 Questions About Spanish","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e¿Por qué? 101 Questions About Spanish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Judy Hochberg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e¿Por qué? 101 Questions about Spanish \u003c\/i\u003eis for anyone who wants to understand how Spanish really works. Standard textbooks and grammars describe the \"what\" of Spanish - its vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and pronunciation - but \u003ci\u003e¿Por qué?\u003c\/i\u003e explains the \"why\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudy Hochberg draws on linguistic principles, Hispanic culture, and language history to answer questions such as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy are so many Spanish verbs irregular? -  Why does Spanish have different ways to say \"you\"? -  Why is \u003ci\u003eh\u003c\/i\u003e silent?  - Why doesn't Spanish use apostrophes?  - Why does Castilian Spanish have the \u003ci\u003eth\u003c\/i\u003e sound?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked with information, guidance, and links to further research, \u003ci\u003e¿Por qué? \u003c\/i\u003eis an accessible study guide that is suitable for Spanish students, instructors, native speakers, and the general reader. It is a valuable supplementary text for serious students of Spanish at all levels, from beginning to advanced. \u003ci\u003e¿Por qué?\u003c\/i\u003e also covers topics usually left to specialized books, including the evolution of Spanish, how children and adults learn Spanish, and the status of languages that co-exist with Spanish, from Catalan to Spanish sign language to the indigenous languages of Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Judy Hochberg’s delightful new book \u003ci\u003e¿Por qué? 101 Questions about Spanish\u003c\/i\u003e … is an engrossing and meticulously researched 326-page book that will be a joy to read for any Spanish linguistics teacher, general linguist, Spanish speaker, or any person curious about how language (and Spanish in particular) functions … [A] book many will wish they could have read when they embarked on their adventure in language learning and teaching.” – \u003ci\u003eHispania \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781474227926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40621597163726,"sku":"9781474227926","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_91546a54-4cd3-4da2-a198-cc09f367d355.jpg?v=1638493581","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781474227926","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}