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Un aspecto del legado intercultural que une España, América y Filipinas tiene que ver con el cultivo de las lenguas nativas de estos territorios por los misioneros. Al contrario de lo predicho por Nebrija en su Gramática castellana, que a la conquista seguiría la imposición de la lengua del vencedor, religiosos de distintas órdenes se afanaron en aprender nuevas lenguas, codificarlas gramaticalmente y elaborar repertorios lexicográficos. Confeccionaron también valiosas traducciones y materiales complementarios de tipo doctrinal, histórico y de interés etnológico. Estas Nuevas aportaciones ofrecen un panorama de la investigación reciente y abren nuevas perspectivas de investigación a quienes deseen ampliar o actualizar sus conocimientos sobre la lingüística misionera de tradición hispánica.

The topic of the volume is the contrast between borrowable categories and those which resist transfer. Resistance is illustrated for the unattested emergence of grammatical gender, the negligible impact of English and Spanish on the number category in Patagonian Welsh, the reluctance of replicas to borrow English but. MAT-borrowing does not imply the copying of rules as the Spanish function-words in the Chamorro irrealis show. Chamorro and Tetun Dili look similar on account of their contact-induced parallels. The languages of the former USSR have borrowed largely identical sets of conjunctions from Russian, Arabic, and Persian to converge in the domain of clause linkage. Resistance against and susceptibility to transfer call for further investigations to the benefit of language-contact theory.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2023Ideal for students, this comprehensive thematic encyclopedia focuses on the Philippines, an important archipelago nation in Southeast Asia.The Philippines is a nation that has experience being ruled by two separate colonial powers, home to a people who have had strong attachments to democratic politics, with a culture that is a rich mix of Chinese, Spanish, and American influences. What are important characteristics of contemporary daily life and culture in the Philippines today?This volume explores the geography, history, and society of this important island nation. Thematic chapters examine topics such as government and politics, history, food, etiquette, education, gender, marriage and sexuality, media and popular culture, music, art, and more. Each chapter opens with a general overview of the topic and is followed by alphabetically arranged entries that home in even closer on the topic. Sidebars and illustrations appear throughout the text, and appendixes cover a glossary, facts and figures, holidays chart, and vignettes that paint a picture of a typical'Day in the Life'of students and adults in the country. A bibliography rounds out the work. Modern Philippines is a comprehensive volume on this leading Southeast Asia island nation.