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From vulgar insults to religious oaths, colloquialisms to clichés, the personality and passion of a language can be found in its slang. Spanish is no exception, as the McGraw-Hill Diccionario del Argot makes clear. This monolingual Spanish dictionary provides the most authoritative reference to all aspects of non-standard Spanish, with more than 12,000 entries supported by 20,000 citations. The broad range of sources, from literature to newspapers and TV, reflects the full spectrum of contemporary usage in Spain. For scope and depth as well as bibliographic reference, this is an essential...

La curiosidad del autor, lo lleva a investigar sobre el origen de todas estas expresiones o "dichos", que utilizamos en nuestro lenguaje cotidiano, sin saber por qué las decimos, de dónde vienen, o cuál es su historia.

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...

Alce es nuevo en la granja. Su nueva amiga, Vaca, lo lleva a conocer a los demás animales para que Alce pueda hacer más amigos. Pero parece que hay alguien que no está muy convencido de que Alce esté en la granja. En su segundo libro, Alce y Vaca nos muestran cómo todos podemos ser amigos . . . sólo tenemos que tomar el riesgo y encontrar lo que tenemos en común con los demás.