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This book offers an in-depth analysis of the pretérito perfecto compuesto, one of the Spanish verb forms displaying the greatest variation in use. The study discusses its temporal, aspectual and modal dimensions and argues that the perfect tense used in the Romance languages can be understood as a temporal category expressing both simultaneity and anteriority. Finally, the author analyzes the different dialectal forms used in today’s Spanish.

The proceedings assemble some 240 papers covering eight sections: 1. phonetics and phonology, 2. morphology, 3. syntax, 4. lexical semantics, 5. editing and textual criticism, 6, rhetoric, poetics and literary theory, 7. applied linguistics, 8. history of linguistics. In addition, they include four plenary lectures and two round table discussions. The papers provide a panorama view of old and new concerns in Romance studies illustrated from various theoretical perspectives and providing an example of what this sector has to contribute to the development of linguistics and literary studies in...

"Thorough survey of Spanish-affiliated Masonic lodges in Puerto Rico. Treats Freemasonry as a social phenomenon with ideological incursions into religion, politics, colonialism, slavery, education, social assistance, etc. Includes glossary of terms and lists of lodges and members"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Introducción Alberto Santos Dumont fue uno de los grandes nombres de la historia de la aviación, responsable de crear el 14-Bis, el primer avión en despegar en vuelo controlado de la historia. Pero antes de convertirse en un pionero de la aviación, Santos Dumont tuvo una infancia y una juventud interesantes, que moldearon su personalidad e influyeron en su trayectoria. En este capítulo, exploraremos los orígenes de Santos Dumont y comprenderemos cómo sus primeras experiencias lo llevaron a convertirse en inventor y soñador. El autor