Five Hundred and One Spanish Verbs

Este volumen reune trabajos sobre distintos discursos publicos, politicos y periodisticos, que abordan cuestiones en torno al lexico empleado en los medios, en las instituciones y en los movimientos ciudadanos. Se estudia el valor argumentativo del lexico mediante la atencion a temas y fenomenos linguisticos concretos en generos diversos. Aunque los enfoques se enmarcan en la corriente del Analisis del discurso, son variadas las perspectivas que confluyen en este volumen, entre otras, las teorias de la valoracion y de los marcos, la pragmatica discursiva y la linguistica de corpus. Este...

If being in the minority in a particular demographic isn't demanding enough, Yamila discovers a family secret that threatens to derail the success she has encountered thus far at her competitive high school, even given the economic challenges confronted by her and her family. Experience the trials that Yamila faces in contrast to the seemingly carefree life of her best friend, Ashley, as the two characters illustrate their differences all while maintaining their relationship. La niñera is a common story, but one rarely told in accessible Spanish. In this reader, students of Spanish have...

El presente volumen recoge una serie de trabajos que giran en torno a diversos aspectos de las hablas andaluzas desde variadas perspectivas. Se aportan datos que ayudan a conocer con mayor profundidad nuestro patrimonio léxico o se hace notar la necesidad que tienen los diferentes repertorios lexicográficos de revisar el tratamiento de la variación lingüística;

Recognized internationally as the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to contemporary Spanish for English speakers, A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish is an accessible, jargon-free guide to the forms and structures of Spanish as it is currently spoken and written. Examples from contemporary sources from throughout the Spanish-speaking world are used to illustrate grammatical points. Levels of usage--formal, familiar, colloquial, and popular--are indicated, and regional differences in usage are highlighted. This edition has been updated and revised to include the latest findings...