Defensa Apasionada Del Idioma Espanol/ a Passionate Defense of the Spanish Language (Spanish Edition) [Mass Market Paperback]

Álex Grijelmo (Author)

Book Description

Every language holds the essence of the people that speak and have spoken them since their origin. With each word that disappears an idea originated by humankind dies. In this book, Álex Grijelmo looks to defend the Spanish language from all that threatens it ―schooling, the colonizing power of the English language, the apathy of those that are in control of the political, economic and informative powers. Through progress and coexistence of all the different cultures that constitute the Hispanic world, the author searches for the clues that will allow us to overcome this potential crisis. Description in Spanish: Todas las lenguas atesoran un genio interno que guarda las esencias de los pueblos que las hablan y las han hablado, jamás una lengua se debe utilizar contra otra. Con cada palabra que desaparece se pierde una idea creada por el ser humano. El idioma español se ve amenazado por la educación escolar, la fuerza colonial del inglés y la desidia de una gran parte de quienes tienen el poder político, informativo y económico. Álex Grijelmo busca las claves para superar esta situación a través del progreso y la convivencia entre las culturas que conforman el mundo hispano. El lector encontrará aquí una defensa, nunca un ataque.

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Text: Spanish --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

ÁLEX GRIJELMO (Burgos, 1956) es redactor jefe del diario El País y responsable de su libro de estilo. Ha dirigido talleres de redacción en diarios de Perú, Colombia y Miami, y ha sido profesor invitado en la escuela de periodismo de Gabriel García Márquez. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Punto de Lectura (July 30, 2006)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8466319565
• ISBN-13: 978-8466319560
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,323,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and timely book - also relevant for other languages, November 20, 2007

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This review is from: Defensa Apasionada Del Idioma Espanol/ a Passionate Defense of the Spanish Language (Spanish Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a witty and well written book about the state of the Spanish language and how it can be defended against, among other things, the invasion of English and general neglect and misuse. It is relevant also for people interested in other European languages that face similar challenges. Reading the book made me curious about Grijelmo's other work and I have ordered one of his other books (on grammar).