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Seminar paper del año 2009 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 1,7, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (Romanistik), Materia: Aspectos de la evolución española, Idioma: Español, Resumen: los textos glosados son un medio muy especial para observar diversas evoluciones lingüísticas. Al igual que los Juramentos de Estrasburgo para el francés antiguo, las Glosas Emilianenses y Silenses son los primeros testimonios del español antiguo. De hecho, glosar textos no es un fenónemo exclusivamente medieval, puesto que las glosas ya existían en el tiempo de ...

A captivating and beautifully illustrated story for learners of Spanish! A stranded little blue penguin must reach the colony to survive, but will he make it with a vicious sea monster between him and his family? Set in New Zealand and inspired by local legends, 'Itipurú y el monstruo del océano' is an ideal first reader for learners of Spanish

Designed for more advanced introductory-level students, Spanish for Communication develops the basic language skills necessary for successful communication in everyday situations. At the beginning of each lesson, a realistic dialogue provides the context for the introduction of grammar and vocabulary, which is then reinforced through questions, situational roleplays, and realia-based activities and is correlated to Basic Spanish Grammar.

From vulgar insults to religious oaths, colloquialisms to clichés, the personality and passion of a language can be found in its slang. Spanish is no exception, as the McGraw-Hill Diccionario del Argot makes clear. This monolingual Spanish dictionary provides the most authoritative reference to all aspects of non-standard Spanish, with more than 12,000 entries supported by 20,000 citations. The broad range of sources, from literature to newspapers and TV, reflects the full spectrum of contemporary usage in Spain. For scope and depth as well as bibliographic reference, this is an essential...