La Comunicación entre españoles e indios

By Emma Martinelli Gifre

Subjects: Communication, Languages in contact, Bilingualism, Indians, Intercultural communication, Spanish language, History

Description: "Stimulating study examines cultural, linguistic, political, psychological, and philosophical dimensions of initial communications between native Americans and the Spanish. Considers physical gestures as well as the work of interpreters, the dictates of government, and Church policy. No footnotes, but end-of-chapter bibliographies indicate sources"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.