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This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it explains from scratch the fundamentals of phonetics (the study of speech sounds) and phonology (the study of sound systems) and describes in detail the phonetic and phonological characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in both Spain and Latin America. Topics covered include consonants, vowels, acoustics, stress, syllables, intonation, and aspects of variation within Spanish. Clear comparisons are made between the sounds of Spanish and those of English, and students ...

Con un acento en el arte, esta publicación recoge las experiencias participativas exploradas en Mirada de Barrio, un proyecto de investigación-acción iniciado por el área de Programas Públicos del Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende (MSSA), junto a vecinas y vecinos del Barrio República en Santiago de Chile. Desde la reflexión y las prácticas artísticas, se comparten los procesos de diseño y creación colectiva, los lazos comunitarios y las acciones para poder imaginar y transformar el territorio. Combinando la teoría y la práctica, los pensamientos y el hacer en conjunto,...

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...

This handbook, designed both as an introduction for students and a reference work for the entire research community, gives a concise, systematic and extensive overview of the different topics and approaches associated with linguistic research on American Spanish.