El inglés como lengua extranjera en el distrito de Santa Marta

El Diccionario del español ecuatoriano pretende reflejar la realidad lingüística del país y cifrar la memoria de una lengua rica en variaciones y complejidades. El trabajo vasto de prefijar los elementos léxicos del español hablado en Ecuador no pretende propagar nuevas normas lingüísticas sino describir el paisaje actual al que las palabras han llegado luego de años de fragua en la colectividad de un país, como si se tratase de un retrato de sus gentes y de sus lugares habituales. El presente diccionario es de naturaleza contrastiva, las diez mil quinientas palabras que han sido...

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 students...

What cities were there in early 16th-century Spain? With how many inhabitants? Were they fortified? And how many leagues apart were they? Those are the questions that Ferdinand Columbus tried to answer in his Vocabulary containing the names of the places and kingdoms of Spain. The present edition reconstructs the "cosmographic" endeavor of Christopher Columbus’ youngest son based on two codices from the Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina of Seville.

Designed for more advanced introductory-level students, Spanish for Communication develops the basic language skills necessary for successful communication in everyday situations. At the beginning of each lesson, a realistic dialogue provides the context for the introduction of grammar and vocabulary, which is then reinforced through questions, situational roleplays, and realia-based activities and is correlated to Basic Spanish Grammar.