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Eva Peron (1919-1952) was the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. Often referred to as "Evita," she was never an officially elected political figure, but by her husband's second term as President, she had become the most powerful woman in the history of her nation. By the 1960s, Evita was an international pop-culture icon; in the 1970s, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the blockbuster musical Evita about her; and in the mid-90s, the musical was adapted to a movie starring Madonna. This small, chunky paperback features all manner of vintage graphic treatments from...

This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it explains from scratch the fundamentals of phonetics (the study of speech sounds) and phonology (the study of sound systems) and describes in detail the phonetic and phonological characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in both Spain and Latin America. Topics covered include consonants, vowels, acoustics, stress, syllables, intonation, and aspects of variation within Spanish. Clear comparisons are made between the sounds of Spanish and those of English, and students ...

Esta obra ofrece parte de las comunicaciones y conferencias que se presentaron con motivo de la celebración del el XXIV Coloquio Internacional de la Asociación de Francesistas de la Universidad Española. En torno al lema Metáforas de la luz se reunieron un grupo de profesores investigadores de los estudios franceses y francófonos de la Universidad española pero también de otros centros académicos y de investigación nacionales e internacionales. Las metáforas, tanto literarias como lingüísticas, encuentran su sentido en la vida cotidiana. Desde la literatura, el uso de metáforas...

La herencia de los andalusíes sigue aportando hallazgos que no dejarán de sorprendernos, pues aparecen como un poso en las costumbres más arraigadas de nuestra cultura mediterránea. Común a todas las orillas de este mar interior, ese legado inmaterial, muchas veces, nos confirma como miembros, que lo fuimos, de una misma comunidad. Nuevo número de la Revista digital de la Fundación El legado andalusí.