Muevase, Sr. Coc! / Wiggle, jump, stomp, Mr. Croc

The eighteenth century is one of the paradigms for studying identity crisis. It is from this period that the foundations of modernity and the definition of the values of contemporary societies are based. In this process of change, the debate on the intellectual capacity of females and their new role in the civilization of manners became a central issue that would define the whole time It not only helped to review the patterns of life and women's experiences, but also to rethink the role of man in the modern project of Enlightenment. This book explores the construction of these identities in...

This volume provides a detailed overview of the current state of research in diachronic Romance lexicography, a field that has seen exciting new trends and considerable changes in recent years. It presents essays that discuss up-to-date research questions and also provides extensive information about the history of lexicographical activities and research in the different Romance languages.

This volume brings together a selection of contributions presented at the 15th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes, held at the University of Bergamo (Italy) from 29 August to 2 September 2005. The conference title, «New Trends in Specialized Discourse», reflects the emphasis given to recent orientations in research, coming from established as well as new authors in the field. As suggested by the title of this volume, the analysis of specialized discourse calls for a specialized discourse analysis. When applied linguists deal with vocational discourses, they are faced with...

Esta investigación versa sobre un aspecto fundamental de la sociedad: el lenguaje. Y, en concreto, en uno de los aspectos más entrañables del mismo: el habla de una determinada zona: Las Loras en el Noroeste de la provincia de Burgos y su entorno. Nos centramos, exclusivamente, en los dos últimos siglos. Muchos de los depositarios de estos conocimientos nos han dejado Es tanto lo que hay que hacer, tantas cosas que rescatar de un olvido insoportable, que todo esfuerzo parece poco; y el agradecimiento a ellos muy debido. Aunque realizamos reconocimientos con nombres y apellidos tenemos que ...