EL TRAGALUZ (1967) de Antonio Buero Vallejo

¡A que sí!, is a provocative post-intermediate Spanish conversation book that will motivate students to developcultural awareness and express opinions through oral and written discussion on a variety of timely, personally relevantissues. Each theme-related unit is supported by creative activities and engaging authentic materials, including dozens of new selections in literature, journalism, films, songs, and cartoons.

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...

Parte del atractivo de esta obra está en la serenidad con la que el autor aborda su última experiencia, la de la muerte. Al saber que los médicos le daban muy poco tiempo de vida, apenas dos meses, quiso verter los recuerdos de su vida en conversación con José Luís Olaizola. Ambos compartían una buena amistad y unos valores cristianos. De hecho la proximidad de la muerte hace más intensa la fe que este siquiatra ha vivido desde la infancia. Su vida es sorprendente. Trabajó arduamente y tuvo éxito en todo lo que abordó, pero tenía claro que el trabajo es un medio, no un fin en sí...

The editors and fourteen other research linguists discuss--in English and in Spanish--the African influence on Caribbean phonology, dominant sociolinguistic attitudes in Puerto Rico, and historico-legal aspects of bilingualism in colonial Hispanic America.