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The editors and fourteen other research linguists discuss--in English and in Spanish--the African influence on Caribbean phonology, dominant sociolinguistic attitudes in Puerto Rico, and historico-legal aspects of bilingualism in colonial Hispanic America.

El problema de la referencia es uno de los problemas fundamentales de la filosofia. Formulado de manera general, es el problema de como nuestras palabras y nuestros pensamientos se conectan con los objetos o individuos sobre los que hablamos o pensamos. Este libro versa sobre la referencia de los nombres propios, una de las cuestiones de mayor discusion en el ambito contemporaneo de la filosofia del lenguaje, marcada por dos lineas teoricas fundamentales, la teoria descriptiva y la historico-casual. Esta ultima constituye desde los anos setenta del siglo pasado el paradigma dominante. La...

Contains a description of all the different types of verbal periphrases used in modern peninsular Spanish. Defining periphrases as "productive verbal constructions with a partially grammaticized finite verb," the study strives to account for the partly lexical and partly grammatical status of periphrases within the theoretical framework of Functional Grammar--which views language as a tool for verbal communication rather than as an autonomous system. The study finds that, for certain complexities of periphrase usage, Functional Grammar needs to be adapted. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, ...

Perfect for beginning students of Spanish, this affordable anthology is filled with 41 delightful stories and proverbs based on works of Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Ricardo Palma, and other noted writers. Complete and faithful English translations are featured on the facing pages of the Spanish text. Exercises are also included.