Recent Spanish Dictionaries for Teachers and Students

Abstract

Spanish dictionaries for the teacher and student.* Dictionaries are some of our most important and valuable tools. Most of us have too few of them, as there are various aspects of lexicography covered by different types of dictionaries. Recently there has been much important development in this field. With all their limitations, our Spanish dictionaries have had a long and noble history.' The best of lexicographers can never fully record the language, which is constantly changing, ever developing. Antonio de Nebrija produced the first Spanish dictionary in 1492.2 During the Golden Age Aldrete,3 Covarrubias,4 and others made notable contributions, in spite of important deficiencies and errors. In 1726 the memorable Diccionario de