Learning Spanish Words Through Etymology and Mnemonics (2nd ed.)

This book was initially published in 2016. Since then, I have added a few hundred new headwords to this second edition, including selections from The Usborne First Thousand Words in Spanish. Other word lists will be incorporated. In addition, major work is done to revise existing entries, not merely correcting errors. (Some of these revisions are documented in the Suggestions and Updates section on the main page.) Many helpful hints and mnemonics are added, sense development is better described, etymology re-examined, and most notably, example phrases and sentences are provided especially for the words that are better understood in a context. With extensive use of more references including the Origen de las palabras website and E. Roberts' Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language, word origins and their connections to modern meanings and English cognates are significantly improved. More nuanced connotations and synonym distinctions are incorporated into this new edition.

• Introduction and Notes
• Sample pages

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Availability

If you're interested in this revised edition, the full manuscript can be requested on a donation basis. With a $15 or more donation through Venmo (use my venmo username @Yong-Huang-13 or email yong321@yahoo.com), Zelle or Quickpay, Paypal, or by other means, you will receive a copy of the e-book, on the condition that the received copy is only shared within your immediate family. In the future, a few days before Christmas, you will receive an indexed, updated version of the book for free, every year.

Timeline

• 2014 Started the book project
• 2016-02 Published the book through Xlibris
• 2020-08 Started to revise and expand the book, temporarily called 2nd ed.
• 2024-05 Made it available to the public on donation basis
• 2024-12 The 2024 indexed edition is sent to all donors. The book has 296 pages of headwords (excluding Intro, Notes, Appendix, and Index).

Yong Huang
Aug 2020 — December 2024

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