Background
Penny, Ralph John was born on July 31, 1940 in London. Son of Edward John and Grace Edith (Anderson) Penny.
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This book studies the differences of pronunciation and grammar that exist within the Spanish-speaking world, and traces their origins in the frequent mixing of dialects in Spanish-speaking communities from the Middle Ages to the present day. It emphasizes the subtlety and seamlessness of language variation, both geographical and social, and shows how the constant process of mixing has rendered Spanish particularly subject to leveling of its linguistic irregularities and to simplification of its structures, both in Europe and later in the Americas.
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This revised and expanded edition of Ralph Penny's authoritative text includes new material on the nature of linguistic history, the concept of World Spanish, processes of convergence and divergence in Spanish and the English/Spanish interface. This edition also contains a glossary of technical terms, guidance on further reading and suggested topics for discussion.
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Penny, Ralph John was born on July 31, 1940 in London. Son of Edward John and Grace Edith (Anderson) Penny.
Master of Arts with honors, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Edinburgh University, 1967.
Assistant lecturer Spanish Magee University College, Derry, Northern Ireland, 1965-1966. Lecturer in Spanish Westfield College, London, 1966-1981, reader in Spanish, 1981-1986, professor Spanish, since 1986.
(Desde hacía tiempo en nuestros estudios lingüísticos se e...)
(This revised and expanded edition of Ralph Penny's author...)
(This book studies the differences of pronunciation and gr...)
Member Association Hispanists Great Britain and Ireland, Philological Society Asociación Internacional del Hispanistas, Asociación de Historia de la Lengua Españnola.
Married Anne Beveridge, April 13, 1963. Children: Richard, Kate.