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PublisherLexington Books/Fortress Academic

ISBN-101498591221

ISBN-139781498591225

eBay Product ID (ePID)5057272030

Product Key Features

Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSpanish Lexicon of Baseball : Semantics, Style, and Terminology

Publication Year2022

SubjectRomance Languages (Other), Lexicography, Linguistics / Semantics, Baseball / General

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Sports & Recreation, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorRobert N. Smead, John M. Chaston

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight18.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2022-042863

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsAnyone interested in the language of baseball or Spanish lexicon and language contact will find this book to be a thorough, accessible, and compelling analysis of Spanish baseball terminology. Anyone who is a Spanish-speaking linguist and baseball fan won't be able to put it down! The book explores the myriad ways that writers enrich the lexicon of crónicas, or Spanish-language game summaries, from use of Anglicisms and metaphor to novel creations and beyond, and provides a wealth of examples from all areas of the game. The analysis is contextualized not only within the authors' love and thorough knowledge of the game but also against the backdrop of the growth of Latinos in baseball and the complex realities faced by Spanish-speaking players in a country and sport where an English monolingual ideology still reigns., This volume is not a glossary of Spanish baseball terms, nor is it a treatise on linguistic variation, although it embodies the best features of both. Students of Spanish and baseball aficionados alike will be immediately engaged. The authors spin a fascinating narrative of baseball as played and commented by Latinos, complete with regional and social variation, all of which makes the book just plain fun to read., "The Spanish Lexicon of Baseball: Semantics, Style, and Terminology fills a scholarly void in Hispanic linguistic studies but will be of interest to a diverse audience, from lexicographers and learners of Spanish to baseball fans and sports enthusiasts. This volume is well overdue, and it will likely serve as a model for similar books regarding other sports." --Rafael Orozco, Louisiana State University "Quirky, engaging, and comprehensive, this corpus-based study of baseball usage in Spanish-language journalism is a welcome addition to the literature on Latin American baseball and a thoughtful consideration of lexical variation, metaphor, and syntactic and discursive factors in register formation." --Brendan H. O'Connor, Arizona State University; author of Multilingual Baseball: Language Learning, Identity, and Intercultural Communication in the Transnational Game "This volume is not a glossary of Spanish baseball terms, nor is it a treatise on linguistic variation, although it embodies the best features of both. Students of Spanish and baseball aficionados alike will be immediately engaged. The authors spin a fascinating narrative of baseball as played and commented by Latinos, complete with regional and social variation, all of which makes the book just plain fun to read." --John Lipski, Pennsylvania State University "Anyone interested in the language of baseball or Spanish lexicon and language contact will find this book to be a thorough, accessible, and compelling analysis of Spanish baseball terminology. Anyone who is a Spanish-speaking linguist and baseball fan won't be able to put it down! The book explores the myriad ways that writers enrich the lexicon of crónicas, or Spanish-language game summaries, from use of Anglicisms and metaphor to novel creations and beyond, and provides a wealth of examples from all areas of the game. The analysis is contextualized not only within the authors' love and thorough knowledge of the game but also against the backdrop of the growth of Latinos in baseball and the complex realities faced by Spanish-speaking players in a country and sport where an English monolingual ideology still reigns." --Holly Cashman, University of New Hampshire, Quirky, engaging, and comprehensive, this corpus-based study of baseball usage in Spanish-language journalism is a welcome addition to the literature on Latin American baseball and a thoughtful consideration of lexical variation, metaphor, and syntactic and discursive factors in register formation., The Spanish Lexicon of Baseball: Semantics, Style, and Terminology fills a scholarly void in Hispanic linguistic studies but will be of interest to a diverse audience, from lexicographers and learners of Spanish to baseball fans and sports enthusiasts. This volume is well overdue, and it will likely serve as a model for similar books regarding other sports., The Spanish Lexicon of Baseball: Semantics, Style, and Terminology fills a scholarly void in Hispanic linguistic studies but will be of interest to a diverse audience, from lexicographers and learners of Spanish to baseball fans and sports enthusiasts. This volume is well overdue, and it will likely serve as a model for similar books regarding other sports. -- Rafael Orozco, Louisiana State University

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal468.2421

Table Of ContentChapter 1 - Why a Vocabulary for el Béisbol? Chapter 2 - Dictionaries, Data, Words, and Meanings Chapter 3 - Getting Started: Equipment, Field, and Player Positions Chapter 4 - Hits and Other Ways to Get on Base Chapter 5 - Home Runs Chapter 6 - Grounders, Liners, and Fly Balls Chapter 7 - Hitting the Ball: The Crack of the Bat Chapter 8 - Runners on Base, Scoring, and RBI's Chapter 9 - Pitchers and Pitching Chapter 10 - Innings and Outs (and Getting it Right) Chapter 11 - Defense Chapter 12 - Style: In the Game and in the Story

SynopsisThe Spanish Lexicon of Baseball: Semantics, Style, and Terminology draws on nearly 7,000 published MLB game summaries to explore the contours of baseball terminology in Spanish. Organized in a logical sequence that corresponds to various aspects of baseball (field of play, player positions, getting on base, types and modes of hits, scoring, runs-batted-in, umpire involvement and calls, pitching, and defense), the work combines narrative style and illustrative examples with keen lexical analysis. The result is an entertaining and informative volume that is neither folksy nor linguistically overcomplicated., The Spanish Lexicon of Baseball: Semantics, Style, and Terminology draws on nearly 6,000 published MLB game summaries to explore the contours of baseball terminology in Spanish. Organized in a logical sequence that corresponds to various aspects of baseball (field of play, player positions, getting on base, types and modes of hits, scoring, runs-batted-in, umpire involvement and calls, pitching, and defense), the work combines narrative style and illustrative examples with keen lexical analysis. The result is an entertaining and informative volume that is neither folksy nor linguistically overcomplicated., This entertaining and informative work uses data driven analysis to guide and enhance the study of linguistic and stylistic differences in written game summaries. Timely and illustrative, The Spanish Lexicon of Baseball: Semantics, Style, and Terminology will appeal to fans of the game as well as students of lexicon.

LC Classification NumberPC4445.C48 2022