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Contents Preface vii Abbreviations and Symbols ix Simplified Gender Rule xii Introduction PART I. BACKGROUND .. Spanish as a Romance Language .. “Learned” versus “Popular” Words .. Latin: A Few Useful Tools PART II. CLASSICAL VOCABULARY .. “Learned” Latin Words .. “Learned” Greek Words PART III. POPULAR VOCABULARY: THE SHAPE OF SPANISH .. Addition of “Helping” e : esnob snob .. Initial f S h: higo fig .. Vowel Changes: e S ie, o S ue, etc. .. Basic Consonant Changes: p/b, t/d, c/g .. Other Distinctive Consonants (or Lack Thereof) PART IV. SELECTED TOPICS .. Goths and Other Germans .. Arabs and Muslims .. Numbers and Quantities T4311.indb v T4311.indb v 8/31/07 6:42:34 AM 8/31/07 6:42:34 AM .. Time .. Ser and Estar .. Food and Animals .. Religion .. The Family .. Body, Spirit, and Mind .. Romance (Languages) and Politics ANNEXES. ADDITIONAL WORDS A. Principal Exceptions to the “Simplified Gender Rule” B. Not-So-Easy Words C. Verbs Ending in -cer and Related Words D. , Relatively Easy Words Selected References vi CONTENTS T4311.indb vi T4311.indb vi 8/31/07 6:42:34 AM 8/31/07 6:42:34 AM ...