Huellas de las literaturas hispanoamericanas

Unique in coverage, this comprehensive one-volume anthology of Latin American literature, from pre-Columbian times to the present, covers not only the authors accepted within the literary canon, but innovative contemporary voices that are now breaking the ethnocentric mold.

Three boys. Three stories. And one sport that unites them - and maybe not the one you'd expect.For as long as they can remember, best friends Mario and Carlos have talked about playing professional baseball one day like one of their idols, Rafael Soriano of the Yankees. Though they have only played the game on the streets of the neighborhood, growing up the boys often repeated the same conversation about someday wearing the pinstriped uniform and giving post-game interviews to the press - in English and Spanish! It was wishful thinking, to be sure, but common for many young boys raised in the ...

Este trabajo presenta una introducción al análisis de la oración simple inglesa siguiendo un enfoque primordialmente funcional. Como base teórica para el análisis se parte del concepto de «diátesis» tal y como lo plantearon los lingüistas del círculo de Leningrado en los años setenta (Mel’cuk, Jolodovic, Khrakovsky y Uspenskij), retomado en Mel’cuk (1993) dentro del marco de la meaning Text Grammar. Para el estudio de ciertas diátesis resultativas que no pueden explicarse partiendo del concepto de valencia, se asume una aproximación construccional. Todos los presupuestos...

Communicate easily and effectively with Spanish-speaking students and their parents in no time! This handy book will help you learn the basics of Spanish and can also be used for teaching students the essentials. It even includes tips for parent-teacher meetings and simple notes in Spanish and English to send home with Spanish-speaking students. To simplify learning, the lessons, vocabulary, and activities are limited to what is needed for the elementary classroom. Even if you have never taken a Spanish course before, this resource will make it easy to learn the basics you need to know. Ideal ...

En un tiempo de intercambio lingüístico globalizado, de intensa influencia entre lenguas y rica diversificación de los estilos y medios en que se manifiesta la lengua escrita, es cada vez más acuciante la difusión y el conocimiento pormenorizado del código gráfico común. Pretendemos que esta obra contribuya a ello; no como repertorio de normas coercitivas, sino como conjunto de recursos del arte de escribir individual, requisito y garantía de una fecunda comunicación entre los hispanohablantes.