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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 ...

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