A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish

Focusing on the complexities of Spanish language usage, this reference grammar serves intermediate and advanced learners by examining the morphology and syntax of educated speech and prose in Spain and Latin America at the close of the twentieth century. With Spanish as the primary language across twenty-one nations, its diversity complicates standardization. The declining authority of the Real Academia Espanola reflects broader shifts in linguistic consensus, highlighting the challenges of achieving uniformity among disparate Spanish-speaking countries.