EL TRAGALUZ (1967) de Antonio Buero Vallejo

This rich textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the principal concepts and thematic areas of Spanish pragmatics. It is aimed at advanced students of Spanish -- upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students -- who need to hone their language skills for contextually sensitive use of the language. Written entirely in Spanish, with Spanish examples, this volume introduces basic pragmatics, methods of analysis, and new thematic areas such as language and the press and globalization. Theoretical explanations combine with practical exercises in each chapter to help students...

This book addresses problems unique to speakers of Spanish, with exercises designed to help them express themselves correctly and in a personal way in English.

Identifies common trouble spots and explains the reasons behind them and shows how grammar patterns of Spanish differ from those of English.

Este libro re ne cuatro trabajos de don Silvio Zavala, que giran en torno a uno de los temas m s controvertidos y particulares de la historia de M xico: la castellanizaci n de los ind genas, que a su vez, incide en otro tema no menos controvertido, el de las pol ticas del lenguaje. Con agudeza y meticulosidad, el autor traspasa el tiempo y observa que desde el siglo XVI existe un problema que a n hoy en d a no parece encontrar salida coherente para una naci n unificada. La unidad, la identidad, la nacionalidad, el pluriling ismo son los finos hilos que se entretejen en una compleja red de...