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The Spanish lexicon of baseball : semantics, style, and terminology /

This entertaining and informative work uses data driven analysis to guide and enhance the study of linguistic and stylistic differences in written game summaries. Timely and illustrative, The Spanish Lexicon of Baseball: Semantics, Style, and Terminology will appeal to fans of the game as well as st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chaston, John M., 1956- (Author), Smead, Robert N. (Robert Norman), 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022].
Subjects:
Spanish language > Vocabulary.
Baseball > Terminology.
Spanish language > Style.
Spanish language > Semantics.
Spanish language > Written Spanish.
Sports journalism.
Table of Contents:
  • Why a vocabulary for el bĂ©isbol?
  • Dictionaries, data, words, and meanings
  • Getting started: equipment, field, and player positions
  • Hits and other ways to get on base
  • Home runs
  • Grounders, liners, and fly balls
  • Hitting the ball: the crack of the bat
  • Runners on base, scoring, and RBI's
  • Pitchers and pitching
  • Innings and outs (and getting it right)
  • Defense
  • Style: in the game and in the story.