Peruvian Spanish
Peruvian Spanish has distinctive characteristics with the respect to the Spanish used in the rest of the continent. Let us examine these differences, then. Peruvian
April 11, 2011
Dominican Spanish
When Columbus came to America, in 1492, his ships anchoredat what is now The Dominican Republic. The island, which he named Hispaniola, became the first
April 9, 2011
Colombian Spanish
Colombia is a country as big as the variety of its dialects, which have differences in semantics, syntax, morphology and intonation. The northern dialects share
April 8, 2011
Uruguayan Spanish
We mentioned in other publications that, normally, the Spanish spoken in Argentina is called “rioplatense”, an adjective that takes it name from the areas adjacent
April 6, 2011
Association of Spanish Language Academies
As well as the Royal Spanish Academy (Real Academia Española), there are distinct Spanish language academies in various countries, namely: Colombian Language Academy Ecuadorian Language
April 4, 2011
Chilean Spanish
Chilean Spanish, the Chilean dialect or Chilean castellano has three major influences: the indigenous languages (the Mapuche language and the Quechua of the south), “rioplatense”
March 28, 2011
Argentine Spanish
The type of Spanish spoken in Argentina is a very different to that spoken in Spain and has various peculiarities. In particular, it is a
March 22, 2011
Ecuadorian Spanish
In Latin America, as in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world, there is a rich spectrum of Spanish variants. While all Spanish-speakers understand each other,
March 18, 2011
Bolivian Spanish
With 1.098.581 km2 a little over 10 million people, Bolivia has no fewer than 37 official languages! The Plurinational State of Bolivia (its official name)
March 17, 2011
Argentine Language Academy
It was founded in 1931. Given that at first it did not have the characteristics of a “Language Academy”, it was just “associated” to the
March 16, 2011
What type of French to use
In previous articles we introduced the different French variations, and made the comparison with Spanish. While all French speakers can understand each other, as with
March 14, 2011
Mexican Language Academy
The Mexican Language Academy was founded in 1875. One of its honorary members, the writer Octavo Paz, has obtained, among other awards, the Cervantes Prize
March 11, 2011
