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En los anos sesenta, la linguista Maria Teresa Fernandez de Miranda emprendio un estudio sobre siete variantes del zapoteco, una familia de lenguas otomangues del estado de Oaxaca, con la finalidad de reconstruir el sistema fonologico del protozapoteco. El estudio quedo suspendido por el fallecimiento prematuro de la autora en 1966. El manuscrito fue revisado por Doris A. Bartholomew en los anos subsecuentes y, aunque no fue publicado, los datos lograron circular entre algunos investigadores del zapoteco. Con unos 430 conjuntos de cognadas y poco mas de un millar de formas reconstruidas, El...

This is one of a series of practical reference grammars, aimed at language learners of all abilities, which combines traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. With a strong emphasis on contemporary usage, all grammar points and functions are amply illustrated with examples.

Each book comes with a companion CD which includes (American) pronunciation of the most frequently used words and phrases from the text. Perfect as a classroom supplement or self-study tool. Appropriate for all ages and levels of study. Exercises at the end of each chapter. Many words are nearly the same as their English counterparts due to their common Latin origin. The only difference is the word ending. For example, you can translate most English words ending in 'ant' (such as 'arrogant').

* 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...