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  2. Upside-down question and exclamation marks - Wikipedia

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    Upside-down marks, simple in the era of hand typesetting, were originally recommended by the Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), in the second edition of the Ortografía de la lengua castellana (Orthography of the Castilian language) in 1754 [3] recommending it as the symbol indicating the beginning of a question in written Spanish—e.g. "¿Cuántos años tienes?"

  3. Head-directionality parameter - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, particularly with noun and adjective phrases, it is not always clear which dependents are to be classed as complements, and which as adjuncts.Although in principle the head-directionality parameter concerns the order of heads and complements only, considerations of head-initiality and head-finality sometimes take account of the position of the head in the phrase as a whole ...

  4. Royal Spanish Academy - Wikipedia

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    The Diccionario esencial de la lengua española (Essential Dictionary of the Spanish Language) was published in 2006 as a compendium of the 22nd edition of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language. [19] Ortografía de la lengua española (Spanish Language Orthography). The 1st edition was published in 1741 and the latest edition in 2010.

  5. Phonological changes from Classical Latin to Proto-Romance

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    Words beginning with /sC/ receive an initial supporting vowel [ɪ], unless they are preceded by a word ending in a vowel, as in [ˈskɔla] > [ɪsˈkɔla]. [23] The earliest unambiguous attestations occur in inscriptions of the second century AD. [24] In some languages, such as Spanish, word-initial /sC/ remains

  6. Change your language or location preferences in AOL

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    By setting your preferred language and location, you can stay informed with the latest local headlines, weather forecast and date formats displayed. 1. Login to your AOL account. 2. Click your profile to access your Account info. 3. From the Language menu, select your desired language and region. Still need help?

  7. Spanish phonology - Wikipedia

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    In Castilian Spanish, its allophones in word-initial position include the palatal approximant , the palatal fricative , the palatal affricate and the palatal stop . [8] After a pause, a nasal, or a lateral, it may be realized as an affricate ( [ɟʝ] ); [ 9 ] [ 10 ] in other contexts, /ʝ/ is generally realized as an approximant [ ʝ˕ ] .

  8. How second- and third-generation Latinos are reclaiming the ...

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    How language affects identity and mental health. Though the lack of Spanish fluency is common among second- and third-generation Latinos, it can often result in teasing by family and friends.The ...

  9. Spanish naming customs - Wikipedia

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    Spanish naming customs include the orthographic option of conjoining the surnames with the conjunction particle y, or e before a name starting with 'I', 'Hi' or 'Y', (both meaning "and") (e.g., José Ortega y Gasset, Tomás Portillo y Blanco, or Eduardo Dato e Iradier), following an antiquated aristocratic usage.