Introducción a la Lingüística Hispánica

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, this accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish.

This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it explains from scratch the fundamentals of phonetics (the study of speech sounds) and phonology (the study of sound systems) and describes in detail the phonetic and phonological characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in both Spain and Latin America. Topics covered include consonants, vowels, acoustics, stress, syllables, intonation, and aspects of variation within Spanish. Clear comparisons are made between the sounds of Spanish and those of English, and students ...

Jack Ryan, quien acaba de asumir como vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos, se convierte en el máximo líder del país luego que un atentado terrorista termina con la vida del presidente y de varios de sus ministros. En este escenario de crisis extrema, el protagonista debe desplegar sus mejores recursos para gobernar una nación que se siente perdida y profundamente golpeada por un atentado que destruyó su orgullo, su confianza y su fe en el futuro, dejándola a la deriva y a merced de un enemigo cruel, extremadamente astuto y cuya obstinación por lograr sus siniestros propósitos está...

Identidades offers a content-rich communicative presentation for students entering Intermediate Spanish - meeting you where you are and moving you realistically to higher proficiency levels. Drawing on skills students have developed in other course areas, Identidades further develops these abilities by taking a process-oriented methodology to skill building. Rich in cultural content, Identidades helps you draw parallels between your own identity and the cultural identities of the Spanish-speaking world. This Books á la Carte Plus Edition is an unbound, three-hole punched version of the...

The EMS Translator Field Guide, Spanish Edition allows the provider to simply point to Spanish questions and explanations, rather than requiring him or her to learn the language or pronounce the words phonetically. When the provider needs to obtain more information from the patient about his or her medical condition, the provider selects a question they wish to ask from a list of queries written in English and then simply points to the corresponding question in Spanish. The Spanish-speaking patient then needs only to answer "yes" or "no" to the questions posed to him or her. The English and...

Esta obra colectiva recoge buena parte de las comunicaciones y las ponencias presentadas en el XVII Coloquio de la APFUE, la Asociación de Profesores de Francés de la Universidad Española que ha trocado recientemente su denominación por la de AFUE (Asociación de Francesistas de la Universidad Española); cambio motivado, en opinión –expresada mayoritariamente– de sus miembros, por entender que el término francesistas refleja mejor al conjunto de los universitarios que se dedican a los Estudios Franceses en España, tanto en la docencia como en la investigación. El volumen da...