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Gutierrez, Felix F. – AGENDA, 1978
Descriptors: Foreign Language Periodicals, History, Journalism, News Media
Mazas, Jose Garcia – AGENDA, 1980
Covering a 500-year span, this article traces the changes in and evolution of the Spanish language from its earliest written accounts in the eleventh century to the Spanish that was brought by the Conquistadores to the New World. (DS)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Language Classification, Language Styles, Language Variation
Lozano, Anthony G. – AGENDA, 1980
Discusses the history of the Spanish language in America and notes the influence of Caribbean languages, Nahuatl, and English on Spanish. Describes the archaisms in lexicon, phonology, and grammar of the Spanish of New Mexico and Colorado. Discusses Spanish language maintenance in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the United States. (SB)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, English, Language Maintenance
Lado, Robert; And Others – AGENDA, 1981
Impressive evidence shows individual bilingual Hispanic children from low-income backgrounds becoming biliterate in Spanish and English by first grade. Reading is presented to preschoolers as a game; they are first taught to read in Spanish and then in English. Parental participation is crucial. Impact differs according to starting age. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Hispanic Americans, Literacy