Vargas Llosa

Briefly traces the life of the Peruvian author, examines his major works of fiction, and assesses his place in modern literature

La neología sigue siendo un fenómeno que se escapa del interés de la gramática a pesar del impacto que tiene en el día a día de la comunidad lingüísti La presente obra intenta paliar ciertas carencias léxicas y presenta cuestiones de morfología derivativa que de ordinario no se recogen en las gramáticas al uso, ya que éstas suelen centrarse en contenidos de tipo normativo. Por esta razón, el Compendio Temático aborda el estudio de los neologismos desde una doble vertiente teórico-práctica y se articula en dos partes claramente diferenciadas. Una primera parte está dedicada a...

More than five hundred color and black-and-white photographs, accompanied by incisive essays and commentary, capture the rich history, cultural diversity, people, monuments, and landscapes of the island nation of Cuba.

The Tesoros (Treasures) program is an exciting and innovative first year media-based Spanish program that addresses the increased faculty interest in and need for media-based products in beginning Spanish programs. The Tesoros product is one in which the entire course content is delivered completely on CD-ROM through an engaging, mystery-based story that motivates students to learn the language in a medium that is captivating, pedagogically sound, and fun. A full range of print materials (including a textbook and workbook/lab manual) is available to accompany the CD-ROM.

The present study aims at offering an overview of Spanish-Portuguese (and Spanish-Galician-Portuguese) language contact, both in Europe and in America. It pays a special attention to the history of linguistic interferences in each region, examining how and when lexical borrowings entered the Spanish language and how they disseminated across the Spanish-speaking world.