Los sonidos del español

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

Written entirely in Spanish, this is the ideal introduction to Spanish linguistics for students. Using clear explanations, it covers all the basic concepts required to study the structural aspects of the Spanish language - phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax - as well as the history of Spanish, its dialects and linguistic variation. This second edition incorporates new features designed to enhance its usefulness for classroom teaching: chapters have been added on the sociolinguistics of Spanish in the USA, and on semantics and pragmatics. The chapter on syntax has been considerably ...

De entre todas las aptitudes que debe desarrollar cualquier buen estudiante de arte, la reproduccin grfica de la cabeza humana resulta una de las ms complejas. Burne Hogarth se enfrenta en este libro al desafo de la precisin de las facciones, la estructura y las proporciones de la cabeza humana. A lo largo de cinco captulos y 300 ilustraciones en blanco y negro, el autor describe con claridad difana las caractersticas bsicas de la cabeza y el rostro, y aborda todo lo que debe tenerse en cuenta al cambiar la perspectiva de la cabeza y la importancia de las arrugas en el retrato individual....

La película más personal de Pedro Almodóvar. El libro más repleto de extras. Salvador Mallo es un veterano director de cine aquejado de múltiples dolencias, pero el peor de sus males es la incapacidad para seguir rodando. La mezcla de medicamentos y drogas hace que Salvador pase la mayor parte del día postrado. Este estado de duermevela le traslada a una época de su vida que nunca visitó como narrador: su infancia en los años sesenta, cuando emigró con sus padres a un pueblo de Valencia en busca de prosperidad. También se le vuelve a aparecer su primer amor adulto, ya en el Madrid...

Now available again, this lively and accessible introduction to one of the world's most beloved artists is filled with color illustrations, fascinating biographical information, and insight into Picasso's artistic development. What did Spain look like when Picasso was born? What kind of community did he grow up in? What was his studio like? Who were the people who had the most influence on his art? The answers to these and other questions help bring into focus the Spanish artist's brilliant career and his influence on 20th-century art. Color reproductions of Picasso's masterpieces are...

A critical analysis of Woody Allen's 1986 film about three sisters in New York, reflecting upon its depiction of the anxieties and desires of contemporary metropolitan society.