Susurros del Alma / Whispers of the Soul

This book aims to give a general overview of the current theoretical and applied models which are being developed in the field of Cognitive Linguistics. With this purpose in mind, a number of papers have been selected from some of the most representative areas in the cognitive linguistics arena: mental imagery, metaphor and metonymy, cognitive grammar and construction grammar, the pragmatic and discourse background of language use and linguistic relativism. Some of the contributions presented herein propose new ways to refine existing theoretical frameworks: others apply some of those...

Estas conferencias responden a la necesidad de difundir entre el público mexicano cuatro temas de la vida contemporánea de las sociedades hispanohablantes que atañen a todos, si se trata de comprender bien el papel del español actual entre nosotros y en relación con otras lenguas, con las que tenemos estrecha relación, sobre todo la inglesa, así como de adoptar una posición activa frente a los retos que nos plantea la vida contemporánea: la diversidad del español, el peligroso olvido de la escritura en español por parte de muchos científicos, el papel central de la traducción y...

After the death of Charles I of England, Parliament put up his entire art collection of more than 1500 pieces for auction, thus setting off an arms race of sorts among various powerful members of the European royalty and nobility to see who could acquire the greatest number of masterpieces. In this study, based on the lectures he gave for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies at the National Gallery, Jonathan Brown describes the extraordinary collection that Philip IV of Spain amassed as a result of this fire sale, as well as the collecting habits of individuals such as Archduke Leopold Wilhelm...

Featuring nearly 200 covers from the Golden Age to today, the best comic book covers ever are showcased is this beautiful homage to heroic art. Eye-popping and spectacular, The Greatest Comic Book Covers of All Time is a full-color salute to the covers that make us say "wow!" Jaw-dropping, fun, irreverent, sexy and inspiring, these covers have one thing in common: They made you say, "Wow!" This time, we DO judge a book by its cover.