Colloquial Spanish 2Do you know Spanish already and want to go a stage further? If you're planning a visit to Spain, need to brush up your Spanish for work, or are simply doing a course, Colloquial Spanish 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to extend your skills. Colloquial Spanish 2 is designed to help those involved in self-study. Structured to give you the opportunity to listen to and read lots of modern, everyday Spanish, it has also been developed to work systematically on reinforcing and extending your grasp of Spanish grammar and vocabulary. Key features of Colloquial Spanish 2 include: Revision material to help consolidate and build up your basics A wide range of contemporary authentic documents, both written and audio Lots of spoken and written exercises in each unit Highlighted key structures and phrases, a grammar reference and detailed answer keys A broad range of everyday situations, focusing on mainland Spain. Audio material is available to accompany Colloquial Spanish 2. Recorded by native speakers, this material will help you perfect your pronunciation and listening skills.
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ISpeak Spanish Audio + Visual Phrasebook for your IPodSee it. Hear it. Speak it. Turn your iPod into a portable translator and put 1,500 Spanish phrases in your pocket. Instead of just listening to the latest hits, you can use your iPod to hear and see 1,500 essential Spanish phrases. It's as simple as listening to a song by your favorite artist: Go to "Artist"--Choose the theme you want. Go to "Album"--Select your topic within the theme. Select the phrase you want to hear--you will not only hear the phrase but see it on your iPod screen! Traveling has never been so easy nor sounded so good! Designed for use with iPod. Also compatible with Zune and most MP3 players. See manual for details. Contains one MP3 audio disc and 64-page booklet.
Spanish Grammar in ContextSpanish Grammar in Context is and OER and a unique website that provides detailed grammar explanations and examples of the Spanish language with accompanying practice questions.
MERLOTA repository of multimedia teaching and learning materials maintained by the California State University System.
Multicultural Spanish DictionaryAn updated and revised edition of the widely used first edition. Includes hundreds of new technology terms and entries from even more Spanish-speaking countries.
ISBN: 9781589797154
Diccionario de Americanismos by Real Academia EspanolaAn essential reference tool for all Spanish-speakers interested in gaining an in-depth understanding of their language, and for those interested in the differences between the Spanish that is spoken in their country and the Spanish spoken by neighboring countries. The dictionary includes words that are native to the Americas as well as those that originated in Spain but whose meaning has been modified. It also lists words that although no longer used in Spain, are kept alive in the different vMarieties of Latin American Spanish. * Over 70,000 words, complex lexemes and phrases * Over 120,000 meanings * Clear, precise and objective definitions organized semantically and by frequency of use * Each definition is accompanied by indications of use * Each meaning is signaled geographically * Most words include synonyms and variants, as well as etymology or origin * Phrases, proverbial phrases, formulas for treatment, communication and lexicalization * Sociolinguistic distinctions (socio-economic level, linguistic style, social value) for each meaning * Apéndices especiales que incluyen un índice sinonímico, los gentilicios americanos, las etnias y culturas indígenas de Hispanoamérica y las denominaciones monetarias hispanoamericanas, entre otros contenidos
Call Number: PC 4822 D54 2010
Diccionario de la Lengua Española by Real Academia Española
Diccionario del Español Usual en México-EEsta segunda edici n agrega cerca de mil quinientos vocablos usuales, se a adieron ejemplos, se modificaron ciertos rdenes de acepciones para que esta obra sea m s clara y precisa. El fin que se persigue es que este Diccionario llegue a convertirse en el mejor cat logo del vocabulario del espa ol de M xico.
Call Number: PC 4832 D52 2009
Diccionario de uso del Español by María MolinerThe dictionary of choice by Gabriel García Márquez -"Moliner wrote, with her bare hands, the most complete, most useful, most diligent and most amusing dictionary of the Castilian language”. In this updated and revised 3rd edition 2-volume dictionary, we find important updates to the content and structure that allow for an easier use. Most notable are the 90,000+ entries, 190,000 meanings and sub-meanings, an updated block of synonyms, revised botanical and zoological appendix and the inclusion of additional appendixes. It also includes typographical changes to help during the reading or consulting process.
Diccionario Panhispanico de Dudas by Real Academia EspanolaThe Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts guides users throughout the proper use of the Spanish language. It provides recommendations presented with examples that have been extracted from real texts originating from the databases of the Real Academia Espanola. It is a work conceived from all the Hispanic countries, which maintains a fundamental balance between the vMariety of a languages spoken in so many different regions, and the linguistic unity that must be preserved. In short, it gives clear answers to the doubts of those who worry about speaking and writing Spanish correctly. It is the most comprehensive and updated usage dictionary."
Nueva Gramática Basica de la Lengua Espanola by Real Academia EspañolaNacida con vocación popular y afán divulgativo, esta obra es una versión resumida, simplificada y muy didáctica de la gran obra académica. Presenta una descripción general del idioma accesible a todos los hablantes que no poseen especial formación gramatical, centrándose en los aspectos normativos de la lengua. Es una obra de consulta básica que no debe faltar en ningún hogar, centro educativo o de trabajo.
El Buen Uso del Español by Real Academia EspañolaEl presente volumen reúne las principales herramientas que hay que conocer para usar la lengua de modo correcto. A través de una sencilla estructura en dobles páginas, el lector recorrerá las principales aportaciones de la gramática y la ortografía académicas explicadas con un lenguaje claro y conciso, lo que permite una fácil comprensión de las estructuras de nuestra lengua que nos ayudará a usarla en toda su riqueza.
Call Number: PC 4112 B84 2014
ISBN: 9786070721649
Manual de Estilo Chicago-DeustoFor more than a century, The Chicago Manual of Style has served as the definitive resource for all who work with words. Its clear, comprehensive advice has made it a global best-seller and a must for any writer or publisher's bookshelf. And now with the first Spanish adaptation of the Manual, this classic reference is fully accessible to Spanish-language editors, writers, authors, and publishers, making this trusted reference available to an international audience. The University of Deusto presents here a full adaptation, not a mere translation, based on the sixteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. This new work retains much of the structure and underlying style of the English edition of the Manual, but offers tailored advice to those who work with words in Spanish-speaking countries. Drawing on the expertise of the world-renowned University of Deusto, this adaptation places a special emphasis on publishing in the scientific and technical fields--an area that has shown dramatic growth globally in recent years. The Manual de estilo Chicago Deusto includes the most up-to-date digital writing standards, as well as current International Organization for Standardization norms, with attention paid to the latest linguistic suggestions from the Real Academia Española. The partnership between the University of Chicago Press and the University of Deusto highlights the strengths of two acclaimed institutions, both with track records of more than a century of excellence in academic publishing. The Manual de estilo Chicago Deusto will continue to uphold the high standards readers expect from The Chicago Manual of Style, while taking the Manual into the wide world of Spanish-language writing, editing, and publishing.
Call Number: Z 523 M2618 2013
ISBN: 9788415759140
Students' basic grammar of SpanishThe Students Basic Grammar of Spanish (SBG) is a self-study grammar book for students at Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) levels A1-B1. It tackles the traditionally difficult grammatical problems faced by students of Spanish through clear, straightforward explanations, accompanied by a variety of engaging, accessible and practical exercises.Designed as a self-study book for students, the SBGS can be used outside the classroom, or as a study aid for a language course. It can also be used at levels above B1.It offers clear, precise and thorough explanations expressed in plain language.It contains over 470 illustrations that make it easier to understand the grammar points covered.It provides more than 370 exercises to help learners understand and assimilate the grammar presented and avoid common mistakes.It offers helpful examples of real, communicative Spanish and contains a wide range of text types.It also includes:An answer keyRegular and irregular conjugated verbsA complete and easy-to-use thematic index
Call Number: PC 4112 A4613 2013
ISBN: 9788484434375
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Diccionario Histórico de la Traducción en HispanoaméricaWith 214 entries prepared by more than a hundred of specialists, it provides detailed information about the major Hispanic translators, from colonial times to nowadays, as well as panoramic views of the different geographical areas.
Call Number: PN 241.5 L29 D533 2013
ISBN: 9788484897361
A Companion to Latin American Literature by Stephen M. HartA Companion to Latin American Literature offers a lively and informative introduction to the most significant literary works produced in Latin America from the fifteenth century until the present day. It shows how the press, and its product the printed word, functioned as the common denominator binding together, in different ways over time, the complex and variable relationship between the writer, the reader and the state. The meandering story of the evolution of Latin American literature - from the letters of discovery written by Christopher Columbus and Vaz de Caminha, via the Republican era at the end of the nineteenth century when writers in Rio de Janeiro as much as in Buenos Aires were beginning to live off their pens as journalists and serial novelists, until the 1960s when writers of the quality of Clarice Lispector in Brazil and García Márquez in Colombia suddenly burst onto the world stage - is traced chronologically in six chapters which introduce the main writers in the main genres of poetry, prose, the novel, drama, and the essay. A final chapter evaluates the post-boom novel, testimonio, Latino and Brazuca literature, gay, Afro-Hispanic and Afro-Brazilian literature, along with the Novel of the New Millennium. This study also offers suggestions for further reading. STEPHEN M. HART is Professor of Hispanic Studies, University College London, and Profesor Honorario, Universidad de San Marcos, Lima.
Call Number: PQ 7081 H353 2007
Castilian Writers, 1200-1400 by Frank Domínguez; George D. GreeniaDedicated for nearly thirty years to making literature and its creators more accessible and intriguing to researchers, the series presents signed, authoritative biographical and critical essays on writers from all eras and genres. Rigorously meeting the standards of librarians and instructors, signed entries are written by academic experts in the field and include illustrations and extensive bibliographies.
The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish LiteratureSpanish literature includes some of the world's greatest works and authors. It is also one of the most widely studied. This reference looks at the literature of Spain from the perspective of women's studies. Though the volume focuses on the literature of Spain written in Castilian, it also includes survey entries on the present state of women's literature in Catalan, Galician, and Basque. Included are hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries for numerous topics related to Spanish literature, including literary periods and genres, significant characters and character types, major authors and works, and various specialized topics. Each entry discusses how the topic relates to women's studies. Entries for male authors discuss their attitudes toward women. Female writers are considered for the restrictive cultural contexts in which they wrote. Specific works are examined for their representations of female characters and their handling of women's issues. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and closes with a brief bibliography. The volume concludes with a list of works for further reading.
Dictionary of the literature of the Iberian peninsulaContributions of Iberian-born writers have gone largely unrecognized by most European and American readers. The rich history of literary achievements in the Iberian Penninsula is now available in this unprecedented dictionary. Defining literature in the broad sense, the "Dictionary" includes historical, religious, cultural and philosophical writings as well as prose, poetry, and drama from the Iberian Peninsula. Virtually all entries have been composed by noted scholars and are complemented wherever possible by bibliographies of primary texts and selected critical studies as well as existing English translations of primary texts. This two-volume work generally includes literature from the tenth century to the mid-1980s and--with a few exceptions--is limited to writers born in the Iberian Peninsula. A guide to determining the format of the "Dictionary" was the classic "Diccionario de Literatura Espanola" by German Bleiberg and Julian Marias. But this updated and reworked version devotes more attention to writings by formerly neglected or forgotten works by female authors and to writers in major languages other than Spanish in the peninsula, including Portuguese, Catalan and Galician. There are also entries on major time periods, movements, and other topics. Titles of works discussed are translated to English. Wherever possible, the text of each entry is followed by a three part bibliography; and some cross-referencing. The "Dictionary" will appeal to English-speaking non-specialists as well as scholars of Iberian literature.
Linguistic Data Consortium (LDC) CatalogThis link opens in a new windowLDC is an open consortium of universities, companies and government research laboratories hosted by the University of Pennsylvania, which creates, collects and distributes speech and text databases, lexicons, and other resources for research and development purposes. LDC corpora are available upon request to UofA faculty, students and staff upon request .
HathiTrustThis link opens in a new windowClick "Log-In" and select "University of Alberta" from drop-down list. HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. University of Alberta faculty, staff, and students are able to access full-text material that is in the public domain (as determined by the Hathi Trust) or copyright cleared.
TERMIUM PlusThis link opens in a new windowMore than a dictionary, TERMIUM® is a linguistic database of French, English and Spanish terms. Forty full-time terminologists keep TERMIUM® current, updating it with the latest terms, trade names, statute titles, abbreviations, acronyms, and names of national and international organizations. What's more, it also provides definitions, contexts, examples and observations.
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Accessible to all federal departments and agencies on-line through the Bureau's Extranet site, TERMIUM® has become the federal government's standardization reference tool of choice. TERMIUM® also includes the following resources:
Le guide du rédacteur
The Canadian Style
Chroniques de la langue
Clés du français pratique
ConjugArt
Dictionnaire des cooccurrences
Favourite Articles
Juridictionnaire
Le Bellerive
Lexique analogique
Lexique analogique.
Contains text in English, French / Français and Spanish languages.
Diccionario náhuatl-españolBasado en los diccionarios de Alonso de Molina con el náhuatl normalizado y el español modernizado
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Corpus del españolThe Corpus del Español now has two different parts (both of which are now available with an English and a Spanish interface and help files):
the (original, smaller) corpus that allows you to look at historical changes and genre-based variation
the (new, much larger) corpus that you can use to look at dialectal variation (and have 100x as much data for Modern Spanish).