SPANISH: AN ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR

by Peter T. Bradley & Ian Mackenzie

	Spanish: An Essential Grammar is a concise and user-friendly reference guide to the most important aspects of Spanish. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language that combines traditional and function-based grammar. The book sets out the complexities of Spanish in short, readable sections, and explanations are clear and free from jargon. The Grammar is the ideal reference source for the learner and user of Spanish. It is suitable for either independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. Throughout the book reflects the fact that Spanish is a language of great international significance. Rather than being purely Peninsular, it is intercontinental and especially American.
Hardback ISBN 0415286425	The text is also a Kindle eBook & Mobipocket eBook	Paperback ISBN 0415286433

Features include 

• Clear distinctions between essential/basic aspects of Spanish grammar and more complex usage
• Full use of authentic examples of Spanish usage vetted by native speakers
• Easy to understand explanations or notes on Spanish usage which sometimes prove difficult for native English speakers
• Different usages in Spain and Latin America are integrated throughout the text and identified by icons [SP] and [LA], & collated in Chapter 30
• Lists of Spanish and Latin American verb forms and uses of tenses
• Final chapter illustrating and explaining differences between Spanish and Latin American usage
• Detailed contents list (see below)
• Detailed index for easy access to information