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Isaza Calderon, Baltasar – Yelmo, 1974
The imperative need for the editing of a dictionary of Latin Americanisms should be a cooperative effort between both individuals and language academies. (Text is in Spanish.) (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Expressive Language, Language Usage, Spanish
Caricier, Ramon – Yelmo, 1974
Discusses the etymology as well as the literal and metaphorical meanings of the Spanish adverbs "arriba" and "abajo." (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Etymology, Figurative Language, Language Usage
Criado de Val, Manuel – Yelmo, 1974
Discusses colloquialism in conversation and gives a number of examples of colloquial speech. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Language Usage, Spanish, Speech Communication, Standard Spoken Usage
Prado, Eduardo – Yelmo, 1975
A list enumerating the basic rules for the use of the subjunctive in Spanish is provided. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Language Usage, Sentence Structure, Spanish, Traditional Grammar
Cornejo, Justino – Yelmo, 1975
Points out to the anachronistic usage of certain pronouns in Spanish, particularly that of "usted-es" and "vosotros." (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Language Usage, Pronouns, Spanish
Blanco Lazaro, Enrique T. – Yelmo, 1979
Many anglicisms can be found in the Spanish of the Castilla region of Spain. English terms for sports, types of beverages, and miscellaneous items are discussed in terms of how they are used in Spanish. (NCR)
Descriptors: English, Language Usage, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing
Carnicer, Ramon – Yelmo, 1975
A total of 271 items--words, phrases and affixes--were added to the common Spanish dictionary in the period between October and December 1974. This article lists the principal additions, each organized within a larger semantic category. (Text is in Spanish.) (TL)
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Language Usage, Morphology (Languages), Semantics
Dominguez, Jose M. – Yelmo, 1975
Discusses the derivation and use of several Spanish figures of speech featuring animals--the ox, the cow, the calf and the bull. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Etymology, Figurative Language, Imagery
Alvarez, Rabanal – Yelmo, 1974
Differentiates between "hipobolicos", i.e., people lacking in a feeling for hyperbole; and "hiperbolicos", people with a feeling for hyperbole. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Figurative Language, Idioms, Language Styles
Isaza Calderon, Baltasar – Yelmo, 1974
Provides a clear and brief explanation on the Spanish origin of the pronoun "Vos" (you). (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Language Usage, Linguistics
Carnicer, Ramon – Yelmo, 1975
Some of the orthographical and phonological problems involved in the use of the Spanish prepositions "ex" and "post" are discussed. Examples are provided. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Language Usage, Orthographic Symbols, Phonetics
Mejia, Jose – Yelmo, 1975
Critically comments on the renovations made by the Royal Spanish Academy in their newest outline of Spanish grammar (Esbozo de una nueva Gramatica de la lengua espanola). (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Improvement, Language Usage, Morphology (Languages), Phonology
Llorens, Washington – Yelmo, 1975
An essay on the Spanish word "vaina," which originally meant "sheath,""scabbard,""pod" or "husk," but which in several Latin American countries now translates as "nuisance," or "bother." (Text is in Spanish.) (CK)
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Language Usage
Nadal, Rogelio M. – Yelmo, 1975
Discusses the use of the most frequently used Spanish preposition, the "a." Examples of the various instances of use are given. (Text is in Spanish.) (TL)
Descriptors: Function Words, Grammar, Language Usage, Phrase Structure
Lazaro Carreter, Fernando – Yelmo, 1976
This article outlines the history of the debate concerning usage of the terms "castellano" and "espanol" referring to the Spanish language. Development of the language and the question of standardization are touched on. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)
Descriptors: Language Planning, Language Standardization, Language Usage, Language Variation
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