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Los marcadores del discurso suelen ser analizados en relacion con sus funciones discursivas. La motivacion genetica que parte de la palabra base pasa a un segundo plano. Solo las publicaciones mas recientes empiezan a ocuparse de la polisemia y polifuncionalidad. Se alude a menudo a la polifuncionalidad, pero no existe ninguna teorizacion sistematica del concepto. Situaremos la polifuncionalidad en el marco de las relaciones motivadas que provienen de la clase de palabras o de la funcion sintactica ocupadasde la unidad base. Esta definicion corre pareja con la de la polisemia fundamentada...

Mnemonics is an age-old technique for remembering names, numbers, and many other things. In Spanish Memory Book, Junior Edition, William Harrison and Dorothy Welker offer onginal mnemonic rimes appropriate in subject matter and skill level for junior high and high school students to help them acquire and remember Spanish vocabulary.

Included are mnemonic jingles for several hundred of the 2,000 most commonly used Spanish words. Each jingle contains both the sound of the Spanish word and its English meaning. The authors have also included a general pronunciation guide to...

Linguistica hispanica actual provides step-by-step instructions on how to plan, design, and teach introductory Hispanic Linguistics courses.

It is a versatile resource, which can be used in conjunction with Introduccion a la linguistica hispanica actual: teoria y practica. It contains an answer key for all the activities in the main textbook. It also includes additional activities, with clear and accessible explanations for students and instructors, and can accompany other existing texts and courses on Hispanic Linguistics.

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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...

Would you like your children to grow up bilingual, even if you aren't yet? Then speak to your kids in Spanish as you learn the language along with them. Becoming a Bilingual Family gives English-speaking parents the tools to start speaking Spanish with their kids in their earliest years, when children are most receptive to learning languages. It teaches the vocabulary and idioms for speaking to children in Spanish and offers practical, proven ways to create a language-learning environment at home.

The first part of the book introduces parents to many resources--books,...