Diccionario de los nombres de persona

Contains a description of all the different types of verbal periphrases used in modern peninsular Spanish. Defining periphrases as "productive verbal constructions with a partially grammaticized finite verb," the study strives to account for the partly lexical and partly grammatical status of periphrases within the theoretical framework of Functional Grammar--which views language as a tool for verbal communication rather than as an autonomous system. The study finds that, for certain complexities of periphrase usage, Functional Grammar needs to be adapted. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, ...

The Federal Benefits Book for Veterans and Dependents booklet provides a comprehensive overview of federal benefits provided to military veterans and their families. This 184-page booklet includes detailed eligibility criteria and descriptions of the full range of benefits administered by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, including medical care, compensation and pension, education, home loan guaranty, life insurance, vocational rehabilitation, and burial and memorial services. The booklet also contains address and telephone contact information for VA medical centers, medical...

This highly innovative beginning Spanish text is both task-based (requiring students to use Spanish to complete specific goals or tasks) and content-based, including readings from a variety of disciplines. ¿Sabías que...? represents the practical application of the theories and research presented in Lee and VanPatten's methods text, Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen (a natural companion volume for instructors using this text). The new edition is accompanied by a new CD-ROM, a new Online Learning Center, and more!

Lingua Latina per usus (La lengua latina a través de las prácticas) es un método nuevo especialmente pensado para aquellos alumnos que se inician en el estudio del latín. Ideal para alcanzar con largueza los contenidos exigidos a fines de 1o de Bachillerato. Los autores, que de forma realista han volcado en el método su experiencia docente de 29 años de dedicación a la enseñanza del latín en distintos institutos, logran que el primer acercamiento del alumno al latín se convierta en algo grato, cálido y amistoso, lejos del tópico del “latín, latón” o de la frialdad de tantos...