Fraseología, Variación y Traducción

El autor, a través de esta obra, elabora un corpus en francés y en español de un tipo de unidades fraseológicas, las locuciones verbales que transmiten expresividad, para, por un lado, mostrar al lector la constante utilización y la importancia de estas unidades en la lengua y, por otro, proporcionar a los estudiantes de francés y español como lenguas extranjeras, así como a los traductores, una herramienta que les permita emplear dichas unidades en los dos idiomas utilizados. Se analizan estas unidades en dos idiomas para que el hablante nativo y no nativo comprenda y pueda...

This volume focuses on the Spanish locative verbs "poner" and "meter". By means of logistic regression analyses, the parallels and differences in the spatial relations they denote are established. The thesis also zooms in on their linguistic behavior as auxiliaries in inchoative and causative periphrases. In addition, a historical corpus study describes the grammaticalization of the verbs, starting from the 13th century up to now.

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...

This video program on DVD accompanies the Intermediate Spanish series and presents specially selected cultural topics relating directly to material covered in Civilizaci n y cultura. Featuring a mix of short film (NEW to this edition), authentic news clips, and other cultural footage, the video program spans the Spanish-speaking world and provides you with a wealth of cultural perspectives.

Intermediate. It is 1792, and Spain is in crisis. The Inquisition is sweeping the country, making life dangerous for court painter Francisco Goya and his beautiful model Ines. From the reader series Aprende Espanol Con..., which features stories based on modern films and television series, carefully adapted for Spanish language students. Includes an Audio CD of the text, supplementary materials for teachers, and before and after activities for students.