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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...

Utilizando un corpus de textos que encajarían en la consideración de literatura menor (diccionarios, vocabularios, sermonarios, confesionarios, cartillas y catecismos, mapas, inventarios, emblemas, diálogos catequizadores, escapularios y estampas) se analizan los primeros instantes del encuentro cultural americano, y de la incomprensión que a él parece subyacer.

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A lyrical, surreal, moving novel chronicles the lives of three generations of Cuban-American women in Miami--Cuca, a believer in spirits; her daughter, Adela, an amorous cosmetologist; and Adela's daughter, Maribel, a dispassionate marketing analyst.