Introducción a la Lingüística Hispánica

A comprehensive and accessible introduction to Spanish linguistics, complete with exercises that help students master concepts in the text.

This rich textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the principal concepts and thematic areas of Spanish pragmatics. It is aimed at advanced students of Spanish—upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students—who need to hone their language skills for contextually sensitive use of the language. Written entirely in Spanish, with Spanish examples, this volume introduces basic pragmatics, methods of analysis, and new thematic areas such as language and the press and globalization. Theoretical explanations combine with practical exercises in each chapter to help...

Images of Latin America offers a historical and cultural overview of Hispanic America: from pre-Columbian cultures to the contemporary cultures of each country. This work-a wealth of information, to analyze in depth the processes that occurred after the arrival of the Spanish to America, and devotes special attention to the events occurred in the twentieth century, country by country.

This volume contains the Proceedings of an NEH-sponsored seminar on the above topic. The book presents the lectures by Juan Bautista de Avalle-Arce, Jorge E. Gracia, Francisco Miranda, José Rabasa, nineteen essays written by participating faculty, and twelve summaries presented by other scholars.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Romanistik - Spanische Sprache, Literatur, Landeskunde, Note: 2,7, Technische Universität Dresden (Institut für Kulturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: José Ortega y Gasset als Kulturwissenschaftler, 10 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der spanische Philosoph und Essayist José Ortega y Gasset wurde am 9. Mai 1883 in Madrid geboren. Er bekam seine besonderen Fähigkeiten für literarische und publizistische Arbeiten bereits mit in die Wiege gelegt, da er aus einer Journalisten- und Verlegerfamilie stammte. Nach seinem...