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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...

[This] is a high-intermediate to advanced-level reader that invites students to link their study of Spanish with the many professional opportunities in other disciplines and to explore in particular the fields of communications, social services, business, education, health professions, law, tourism, computer applications, and engineering. The reading selections in [this book] profile people, work environments, and key issues associated with a wide variety of occupations in the United States and in the Spanish-speaking world. [This book] aims to expand [students'] appreciation of the Spanish...

* Approach reflects a belief in the value of discourse analysis, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics. * Goal is to train teachers to teach the Spanish language as a communicative system rather than as a set of grammatical rules--therefore it includes relevant information on Spanish pragmatics and sociolinguistics. * Written entirely in Spanish. * Each chapter includes review questions and exercises. * CD-ROM integrates samples of the course material so that the readers can see and hear native speaker examples of aspects of...

Seminar paper del año 2007 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 1,0, Universität zu Köln (Romanisches Seminar), Materia: Español medieval, 23 Citas bibliográficas, Idioma: Español, Resumen: El Cantar de Mio Cid, primera obra de grandes vuelos de la literatura española, ha sido objeto de análisis desde los más variados ángulos tanto lingüísticos como poetológicos. En el presente trabajo me propongo un análisis ‘centaúrico’, o sea estilístico- lingüístico de una escena clave del tercer cantar: el episodio del león. He escogido esta escena...