PREFACE

PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.

THIS volume is the outgrowth and development of the author's Compendio de Grameitica Espanola which, revised and enlarged, is now presented with the title of A Spanish Reference Grammar. All references to the author's First and Second Spanish Books, published by Henry Holt and Company, have been eliminated, the material referred to now being incorporated into the present volume. An index has been provided which will, it is believed, facilitate reference to the various topics. A goodly number of additional paragraphs have been supplied.

The arrangement, being quite logical and formal (and not psychological, as is required in a beginning book), is such that reference may be made quickly and easily to any point upon which information is desired. Cross-references are plentiful. No strict division is made between morphology and syntax under a given head, though the former is naturally placed first in the discussion.

This book is not offered as a complete discussion of the grammar of the Spanish language; rather, it is meant to be used as a handy guide to the basic phenomena thereof. It is believed that all points have been covered that are essential in the study

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COPYRIGHT, 1923
BY

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
April, 1923