Latinoamérica

Unique in coverage, this comprehensive one-volume anthology of Latin American literatures—from pre-Colombian times to the present—covers not only the authors accepted within the literary canon, but innovative contemporary voices that are now breaking the ethnocentric mold. It features detailed historical introductions to each period and writer, selections drawn from literary, historical, and socio-political contexts, and instructional aids that make the language accessible and encourage critical thinking. For anyone interested in Spanish literature.

The present study aims at offering an overview of Spanish-Portuguese (and Spanish-Galician-Portuguese) language contact, both in Europe and in America. It pays a special attention to the history of linguistic interferences in each region, examining how and when lexical borrowings entered the Spanish language and how they disseminated across the Spanish-speaking world.

Seminar paper del año 2021 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Idioma: Español, Resumen: En este trabajo quiero examinar con más detalle algunos elementos relacionados con la derivación en español, portugués, francés e italiano y compararlos con otros conceptos lingüísticos en alemán. No solo nos fijaremos en las mencionadas formaciones diminutivas, aumentativas y peyorativas - aunque será la parte principal - sino incluso en las características generales de la derivación e identificaremos y analizaremos las...

For courses in Spanish Conversation and Intermediate Spanish. This text encourages the exploration of "free expression" in Spanish on universal topics of importance and interest. It stimulates class discussion by motivating students to talk about controversial and interesting topics such as abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia. The exchange of ideas brought about by the use of this text allows students to develop their oral conversation and confidence in an atmosphere of friendly controversy, rather than simply learning in an environment focused upon having the "right answer" and...