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A Multi-layered History of the Spanish Language
In Maclean’s magazine, Brian Bethune writes about The Story of Spanish: “Nadeau and Barlow present a multi-layered history of the language.” Read the article »
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Spanish Gave Us the Dollar, the Filibuster, Chocolate and the Concentration Camp
“We know that Spanish has given us “gringo“, “macho“, and “marijuana”, but it’s also given us the terms for filibuster, concentration camp, and the dollar as well as the $ sign, according to the new...
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The Story of Spanish in The Economist
From The Economist’s Books and Arts section: The Rise of Spanish: Hats off Spanish has more native speakers than any language other than Mandarin. Yet its success could not have been foreseen… Read the...
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The Montreal Gazette Reviews The Story of Spanish
Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau follow up their exploration of French with The Story of Spanish By Marian Scott, The Gazette The Story of Spanish By Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow, St....
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LA Times Reviews The Story of Spanish
By Hector Tobar, Los Angeles Times: ’The Story of Spanish’ offers a rich history of the language. Read the whole article »
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The Story of Spanish Montreal Book Launch
On Thursday, June 13, 2013 Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau presented their book The Story of Spanish at Paragraphe bookstore. See more photos of the event » Jean-Benoît Nadeau & Julie Barlow...
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Nuevo Mundo Interviews Nadeau & Barlow
Nuevo Mundo Television host Ginella Díaz interviewed Julie and Jean-Benoît in Spanish about the making of The Story of Spanish. Watch the interview with Jean-Benoît » Watch the interview with Julie »
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Winnipeg Free Press Reviews The Story of Spanish
They present an entertaining — if arduous — journey through 3,000 years, five empires and three continents, detailing how the Spanish (Castilian) language developed… Read the article »
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Between the Covers Reviews The Story of Spanish
“…Interesting look into a subject that is at once familiar but rarely examined in this manner.” Between the Covers, Baltimore County Public Library. Read the whole review »
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Linguistic Ideologies in Print Media
On October 31, 2013, Jean-Benoît Nadeau will be at the University of Augsburg to give his presentation – Converging views: “Urgent” Spanish and “quiet” French. For more information »
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