Introducción a la Lingüística Hispánica

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 ...

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

"Traducciâon, competencia plurilingèue y espaänol como lengua de herencia (ELH) explores the connections between Spanish heritage language (SHL) education and translation competence. The volume identifies strategies to represent the linguistic experiences and practices of SHL students in the context of professional translation and interpreting training. Based on an empirical study with undergraduate students, this monograph provides insight on how to develop translation skills in three ways: as a plurilingual strategy, a pedagogical activity, and a professional skill. Because of its...

Ideas is an intermediate or advanced reader that emphasizes the use of reading strategies to help students become more effective readers. It has a unique format, with all readings found in the six chapters of Parte I, which are designed to look like individual magazines on high interest topics such as pets, food, relations between the sexes, and so on. Reading strategies plus exercises, as well as lively activities that stimulate in-class conversation and composition topics make up Parte II. The entire text is in Spanish, including the reading strategies themselves. All readings--from...

Diez textos literarios originales de autores como Juan Ramón Jiménez, Torcuato Luca de Tena, Sandra Cisneros, E. Galeano... acompañados de ejercicios para trabajar diversas destrezas. Incluye claves.

Sin pretender hacer alarde de mujer enamorada, comienzo una nueva novela corta proyectando esa condición romántica en ella y para mis lectores, puesto que el título de esta no dista demasiado lejos de lo que estamos leyendo, espero ahora que lo recordéis, para las siguientes entregas. Como bien escribo va a estar basada en los recuerdos y en el afán de no olvidar a alguien manteniendo estos vivos. Comenzará diferente, como si estuviéramos abriendo la novela por la última hoja y leyéramos en sus primeras frases un final que dará pie a la historia, que recordará para nosotros el...