Diccionario breve de mexicanismos y gachupinismos

Esta obra colectiva recoge buena parte de las comunicaciones y las ponencias presentadas en el XVII Coloquio de la APFUE, la Asociación de Profesores de Francés de la Universidad Española que ha trocado recientemente su denominación por la de AFUE (Asociación de Francesistas de la Universidad Española); cambio motivado, en opinión –expresada mayoritariamente– de sus miembros, por entender que el término francesistas refleja mejor al conjunto de los universitarios que se dedican a los Estudios Franceses en España, tanto en la docencia como en la investigación. El volumen da...

These eleven tales are by four outstanding nineteenth-century authors whose work brought new life to Spanish literature. This dual-language edition features an informative introduction and ample footnotes, making it not only a pleasure to read but also a valuable learning and teaching aid.

Sonido y sentido lifts the learning of Spanish pronunciation for American English-speaking students to a new level, with support of an accompanying CD. Written in Spanish by a native speaker who is a leading figure in the field of Spanish phonology, this introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology will improve both the pronunciation and understanding of spoken Spanish by demonstrating the specific ways in which the sound pattern of Spanish differs from English. Notable in that it explains the why of pronunciation with specific information on how the sounds of Spanish are organized--it...

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