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Spanish dictionaries
This is a copy of the dictionary question in the Student FAQ
Question: Should I buy a dictionary for my language class and which one should I buy?
A good dictionary is a crucial possession when you are learning a language, especially after the beginning level.
Good, full-size dictionaries are relatively inexpensive. One of the best full-size Spanish-English dictionaries, for instance, the The Oxford Spanish Dictionary, which is very reasonably priced. That is my favorite. (See the book's web page at Oxford University Press.)
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The Oxford Spanish Dictionary: Spanish-English/english-Spanish. Beatriz Galimberti Jarman (Editor) Roy Russell (Editor). Format: Hardcover, 1st ed., 1829pp. ISBN: 0198645104. Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated. (At Barnes&Noble: $31.50; At amazon.com: $31.50.) |
The full-size Larousse is another excellent dictionary:
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Larousse Diccionario Standard: Espanol-Ingles-English-Spanish Larousse Publications Retail Price: $29.95 Our Price: $20.96 You Save: $8.99 (30%) In-Stock: Ships within 24 hours Format: Hardcover, 1378pp. ISBN: 2034202805 Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, Incorporated Pub. Date: August 1995. (At Barnes&Noble: $20.96; At amazon.com: $20.97.) |
The same thing is true for French and other languages. The full-size Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary is also $31.50 at Amazon.com (30% discount).
Smaller dictionaries are good because you're more likely to carry them with you and because they don't confuse you with the less commonly used senses of words. But be careful. Not all small dictionaries are comparable. Check with your professor before you buy. These dictionaries are very inexpensive and you should probably get one, even if you also have a full-size dictionary. For Spanish, for instance, a good small-sized, such as the American Heritage Larousse Spanish Dictionary is only $4.79 at Amazon.com. I do NOT recommend the University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary/Spanish-English English-Spanish, which I don't think is as good, though you can buy it for $3.99.
Up to the topLanguage pages at amazon.com
- Foreign language reference at Amazon.com
- Foreign language Dictionaries & Thesauri at Amazon.com
- Spanish Dictionaries & Thesauri at Amazon.com
- French Dictionaries & Thesauri at Amazon.com
Study guides
Schaum
- Schaum's Outline of Spanish Grammar (Schaum's Outline Series) by Conrad J. Schmitt
- Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary (Schaum's Outline Series) by Conrad J. Schmitt
- Communicating in Spanish. Intermediate Level (Schaum's Foreign Language Series) by Conrad J. Schmitt, Protase E. Woodford (Contributor)
- Communicating in Spanish. Advanced Level (Schaum's Foreign Language Series) by Conrad J. Schmitt, Protase E. Woodford (Contributor)
Barron's
- 1001 Pitfalls in Spanish (1001 Pitfalls Series) by Julianne Dueber, Marion Peter Holt, Julianne Deuber (Contributor)
Other
- 501 Spanish Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged by Christopher Kendris
- Spanish for Gringos: Shortcuts, Tips and Secrets to Successful Learning by William C. Harvey, Tessa Krailing
- Advanced Spanish Grammar: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guide) by Marcial Prado
- Mastering Spanish Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach (Mastering Vocabulary) by Jose Maria Navarro, Axel J. Navarro Ramil (Contributor), Axel J. Navarro Ramil, Ramil A. Navarro
- The Complete Handbook of Spanish Verbs by Judith Noble, J. Lacasas
- 15,000 Spanish Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses Using Pattern Verbs by Stephen J. Thompson
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish on Your Own (Complete Idiot's Guides), by Gail Stein, Marc A. Einsohn (Contributor)
Spanish for the professions
Medical
- Que Paso? an English-Spanish Guide for Medical Personnel, by Martin P. Kantrowitz, William L. Coleman (Contributor), William L. Colemen
- Manual for (Relatively) Painless Medical Spanish : A Self-Teaching Course (Relatively Painless Medical Spanish : A Self-Teaching Course); Ana Malinow Rajkovic, Ana Malinow Rajkovic
- Speedy Medical/Nursing : Spanish/Two Books and Audio Cassette; Terry Hart
- English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary = Diccionario Medico Ingles-Espanol Espanol-Ingles : Diccionario Medico, Ingles-Espanol, Espanol-in; Glenn T. Rogers(Editor)
- Conversational Spanish for Medical Personnel; Rochelle K. Kelz
- Delmar's English/Spanish Pocket Dictionary for Health Professionals by Rochelle K. Kelz
Business
- Wiley's English-Spanish, Spanish-English Business Dictionary : Diccionario De Negocios Ingles-Espanol, Español-Inglés Wiley. (At Barnes&Noble: $; At amazon.com: $.)
- Diccionario De Terminologia Financiera = English-Spanish Dictionary of Finance : English-Spanish Dictionary of Finance. (At Barnes&Noble: $; At amazon.com: $.)
- Mastering Spanish Business Vocabulary : A Thematic Approach by Elena Meliveo, Edgar Knerr, Javier Cremades (Contributor), Hermann josef Knipper. (At Barnes&Noble: $; At amazon.com: $.)
Spanish For Business Professionals (for Macs only for now)
"an interactive, intelligent, multimedia tutorial in Spanish for international business professionals. Generously funded under the U.S. Department of Education's International Research and Studies Program, SBP is a three-year project which was launched in the fall of 1996. In its completed form, SBP will be a twelve-unit Spanish-language course residing on three CD-ROM's. It will be one of the first computer-assisted language tutorials to employ Natural Language Processing technology in its interactive component."
Introduction to Business Translation Carmen PGerez RomGan Francis Michel. FerrGie Format: Paperback, 2nd ed., 210pp. ISBN: 0847733424 Publisher: University of Puerto Rico Press Pub. Date: January 1985 Edition Desc: 2nd rev. and enl. ed.. (At amazon.com: $; At Barnes&Noble: $7.00.)
Books of readings
- Easy Spanish Reader; William T. Tardy
- Spanish Stories = Cuentos Espanoles : Stories in the Original Spanish With New English Translations (A Dual-Language Book); Angel Flores(Editor)
- Introduction to Spanish Poetry : A Dual Language Book; Eugenio Florit
- Nine Centuries of Spanish Literature = Nueve Siglos De Literatura Española : A Dual-Language Anthology; Seymour Resnick(Editor), Jeanne Pasmantier (Editor)
Grammar books
| English Grammar for Students of Spanish: The Study Guide for Those Learning Spanish Emily Spinelli Jacqueline Morton (Editor) Format: Paperback, 4th ed., 192pp. ISBN: 0934034303 Publisher: Olivia and Hill Press Pub. Date: March 1998 Edition Desc: 4TH. (At Barnes&Noble: $12.95; At amazon.com: $.) |
| Bilingual Grammar of English-Spanish Syntax Sam Hill & William Bradford 353pp. ISBN: 0819181870. Publisher: University Press of America Pub. Date: June 1991. (At Barnes&Noble: $43.50; At amazon.com: $.) |
Just for fun
- The Official Spanglish Dictionary : UN User's Guide to More Than 300 Words and Phrases That Aren't Exactly Español or Inglés
Software
Español en Marcha
Part of Camille system. CALICO Software Review .
See also the language software page.
Spanish Linguistics
See also Spanish sociolinguistics books.
| Current Studies in Spanish Linguistics, by Hector Campos Fernando MartGinez-Gil. Format: Paperback, 656pp. ISBN: 0878402349 Publisher: Georgetown University Press Pub. Date: January 1994. (At amazon.com: $; At Barnes&Noble: $33.00 .) |
Current Trends and Issues in Hispanic Linguistics (Summer Institute of Linguistics Publications in Linguistics, 80), by Lenard Studerus (Editor). Paperback (February 1988) Summer Inst of Linguistics; ISBN: 0883120127. (At amazon.com: $22.00; At Barnes&Noble: $.)
Latin American Spanish (Longman Linguistics Library), by John M. Lipski. Paperback - 380 pages (October 1996) Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0582087600. (At amazon.com: $31.31; At Barnes&Noble: $31.75.) At Longman's.
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