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 ...

No tienes que interrumpir tu vida normal mientras te preparas para el futuro.GED en Español te ofrece las estrategias que necesitas para alcanzar tus metas en las pruebas de GED. No hay largas lecciones aburridas. Sólo hay lo que necesitas para elevar tu resultado. Esta guia concisa incluye:• Cientos de preguntas de práctica auténticas con respuestas acompanados por explicaciones detalladas • Un examen diagnóstico para identificar tus puntos fuertes y débiles• Repasos prácticos y concretos de varias áreas de estudio: Redacción, Estudios Sociales, Ciencias, Español:...

The editors and fourteen other research linguists discuss--in English and in Spanish--the African influence on Caribbean phonology, dominant sociolinguistic attitudes in Puerto Rico, and historico-legal aspects of bilingualism in colonial Hispanic America.

In this book you will find two novellas in English paired with their Spanish translations. Due to the nature of translating and the differences between languages, the translations will not be an exact match to each other. Sometimes the wording between the two languages will be very similar, but in other places the wording will be quite different. You can use this book as a learning tool to comparatively study English and Spanish, learning from both the differences and the similarities. One way to use this book is to take different colored pencils to circle verbs or underline nouns and compare ...

The 5th edition of Mosaicos: Spanish as a World Language provides a fresh, 2lst-century perspective on language teaching and learning in the context of a dynamic introduction to the Hispanic world and its people. Rich contextualization of vocabulary combined with contextualized, functional grammatical instruction gives students an authentic, communicative introduction to the Spanish language. Deeply integrated culture and detailed listening, speaking, reading and writing practice bring all the pieces together for today's students of Spanish. This Books á la Carte Edition is an unbound,...