Spanish category: 1851 books

In Spanish the letter z can change to c: the plural of voz is voces. The letters j and g interchange in a similar way, but the rules aren't the same. When is the letter u silent in the spellings qu and gu? When are the letters b and v pronounced like English b, and when like v? Which Spanish...

This is a crash course, survival, super funny guide on how to Speak -survival- Spanish in a few hours to a few days. It will allow you to travel to a Spanish speaking country and immediately be able to speak, move around, do all the basic stuff and have fun while at it. The book is funny, irreverent and very effective.

"1001+ Basic Phrases English - Spanish" is a list of more than 1000 basic phrases translated from English to Spanish. Phrases divided into sections such as numbers, colors, time, days, body, greeting, weather, shopping, health, emergency, restaurant and more.

With more than 190,000 headwords, phrases, and examples, this all-purpose Spanish and English dictionary offers maximum content in a manageable format. Useful features include a section on Spanish and English idioms, verb conjugations, and grammar notes.

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Romance Languages - Spanish Studies, grade: 1,7, University of Leipzig (Institut für Romanistik), language: English, abstract: 'No creo ni en el latín ni en el bilingüismo. El latín es una lengua muerta. El bilingüismo, dos lenguas muertas.' (cf....

Toward a Cultural Archive of la Movida revisits the cultural and social milieu in which la**Movida, an explosion of artistic production in the late 1970s and early 1980s, was articulated discursively, aesthetically, socially, and politically. We connect this experience with a broader national and...

Lesbian Realities/Lesbian Fictions in Contemporary Spain, edited by Nancy Vosburg and Jacky Collins, focuses exclusively on manifestations of lesbian cultures and identities in contemporary Spain. Bringing together key essays from a range of international scholars, this anthology of critical essays...

Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire, and Walter Benjamin have shown that flanerie is anything but an aimless stroll. Walking through London, Paris, and Berlin entailed engagements with the latest modernity. Thought-provoking, exhilarating, and at times terrifying: flanerie adjusted to and documented...

This book investigates the perceptions of motherhood in Spanish author Lucía Etxebarria’s fiction and offers views of the importance of motherhood in society. Traditional expectations for women as mothers persist despite the fact that they no longer match Spain’s cultural and economic reality....

Soccer has the unique ability to represent and strengthen different cultural identities and ideologies throughout the world. Perhaps nowhere can this be seen more prominently than in Spain, which has surged to the forefront of the world’s most popular sport. The national team has won the last two...

This book is intended to be a basic introduction to the Spanish language for beginners who plan to live or travel in Spain. It is also designed especially for people from the U.K., although it could be appreciated and useful to English speakers from any country. It could also be very useful to learners...

In this thoughtful and compelling book, leading Spanish literature scholar Noël Valis re-examines the role of Catholicism in the modern Spanish novel. While other studies of fiction and faith have focused largely on religious themes, Sacred Realism views the religious impulse as a crisis of modernity: a fundamental catalyst in the creative and moral development of Spanish narrative.

Exam board: Edexcel Level: A-level Subject: Spanish First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2018 Essential vocabulary for Edexcel A level Spanish, all in one place. - Supplement key resources such as course textbooks with all the vocab students need to know in one easy-to-navigate...

From the medieval Poem of El Cid to the 20th-century works of novelist Blasco-Ibanez and poet/playwright García Lorca: a rich sampling of the finest of all Spanish poetry, prose, and drama. Over 70 selections by more than 40 writers appear in the original Spanish text with an English translation on the facing page.