Introducción al latín vulgar

Hemos definido e identificado las lenguas usko-mediterráneas. Las lenguas vivas actuales pertenecientes al grupo son el vasco, las caucásicas (checheno, armenio, georgiano, etc) y el bereber, muy modificado por la influencia árabe. Existen, además, lenguas muertas del mismo grupo: el etrusco, el ibérico-tartésico, el guanche, el lineal A cretense, el egipcio antiguo-jeroglífico, y otras de Oriente Próximo (hitita, eblita, elamita y sumerio). El idioma etrusco, como su cultura, fue base del latín y la cultura romana. Las palabras presuntamente de origen latino que se encuentran en...

This book introduces students to literature through a collection of twelve short stories and related exercises designed to improve the reader's ability to speak and write in Spanish. Activities that build reading comprehension and grammar reviews are built into the context of each story to help eliminate any fear of reading in a foreign language. Interesting topics of current issues —such as child abuse, ecological catastrophe, homosexuality, migration, and aging—are written by a balanced selection of male and female new authors. For those familiar enough with the Spanish language to want ...

Drawing on authentic cultural materials ranging from thought-provoking artwork to classic literature and short contemporary films, Retratos: Arte y sociedad en Latinoamérica y España offers a fresh and inspired approach to the teaching of advanced Spanish Composition. In each of the eight thematically-organized chapters, these primary source materials are used to illustrate—to provide a “portrait” of—a historically or culturally important figure in the Hispanic world. These first-hand introductions to such personalities offer students rich opportunities to explore cultural...

A definitive portrait of Mario Vargas Llosa traces the life of the Peruvian author, examines his major works of fiction--including Los jefes and La fiesta del chivo--and assesses his place in modern literature. (Literature)