¿Cómo se forman los relámpagos, el arco iris, la lluvia y la nieve? ¿Cómo reconocer los distintos tipos de nubes? ¿Por qué el cielo es azul? ¿Qué es el aire? En este libro podrás encontrar respuestas a estas y otras preguntas relacionadas con el cielo, el aire y el viento. El cielo, el aire y el viento es parte de la colección Altea Benjamín, la enciclopedia para responder a las preguntas de los niños que ya leen solos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Why is the sky blue? How is lightning formed? And rainbows? And rain and snow? You may not see it, or touch it, but the air we breathe makes all those things and much more possible. How? A great read for curious minds.
The papers in this volume focus on the impact of information structure on language acquisition, thereby taking different linguistic approaches into account. They start from an empirical point of view, and examine data from natural first and second language acquisition, which cover a wide range of varieties, from early learner language to native speaker production and from gesture to Creole prototypes. The central theme is the interplay between principles of information structure and linguistic structure and its impact on the functioning and development of the learner's system. The papers examine language-internal explanatory factors and in particular the communicative and structural forces that push and shape the acquisition process, and its outcome. On the theoretical level, the approach adopted appeals both to formal and communicative constraints on a learner’s language in use. Two empirical domains provide a 'testing ground' for the respective weight of grammatical versus functional determinants in the acquisition process: (1) the expression of finiteness and scope relations at the utterance level and (2) the expression of anaphoric relations at the discourse level.
Exile and the Narrative/Poetic Imagination is a collection of essays examining a variety of narrative and poetic responses to exile. Intended to complement existing scholarship on exile, these essays discuss works from very different parts of the world, some of them relatively rarely studied through the lens of exile, including Armenia, Egypt, Tibet, and Liberia. The book is divided into five parts, each discussing different aspects of this condition such as feelings of loss and loneliness, memories of trauma, and the search for identity.
Introduces young readers to air and the atmospheric phenomena that can be found in the sky, including lightning, rainbows, rain, snow, clouds, and wind.
Do you want to learn how to speak Spanish but think you don’t have the time? Then this series of language books is for you. What you hold in your hands is the culmination of the author’s personal learnings discovered while traveling. He has now found a way to teach this to others, so take advantage of this teaching tool that has been split over three parts. Conversational Spanish Quick and Easy Part 3 is the third book and it supplements Parts 1 and 2. In Part 1, you learn 350 essential keywords. In Part 2, you supplement the core list of words with sentences that were designed to help you learn fast and with a unique method. Part 3 is what you now hold in your hands, and it is the culmination of one of the most advanced and revolutionary methods ever designed for quickly becoming conversational in a language. In combination, these three books, with their unique teaching and format, will help you master the language to even greater proficiency and quicker than with other courses. If your previous attempts at learning Spanish have seemed slow and never-ending, then what you need is this entirely new method. The combination of core words and sentences will have you speaking Spanish in no time. This method is flawless and has proven itself over and over again. It has worked for the author and thousands of others. It surpasses any other language-learning method system on the market today. This third book includes such issues as language to use in an office, daily activities like going to the bank and school, common themes such as finances, and essential practices like sports. It will help you to engage with more people who speak the language you are learning. If you’re determined to perfect your Spanish, then start today, not tomorrow!
If you've always longed to strike out through the open country of northern Mexico armed with frying pan and bedroll, then this guide to the people, culture, folkways, landscape, and language of rural Mexico is for you. Out of twenty years of travel in backcountry Mexico, authors Bob Burleson and David Riskind have produced perhaps the most practical and accurate guide available for the unconventional tourist—the man or woman who prefers to get off the beaten path by foot, burro, mule, canoe, raft, or vehicle. Going well beyond the usual tourist guidebook entries, Backcountry Mexico will help you hire a guide and burro, navigate rural roads and trails, and communicate with the friendly and, sometimes, unfriendly folks you are likely to meet in a rural setting. In addition to English-Spanish and Spanish-English vocabulary lists containing both standard words and numerous terms relating to people, conditions, land, and situations not ordinarily encountered in tourists' lists, the authors have provided literally hundreds of helpful phrases and short conversations in easy-to-use sections arranged according to topics. Experienced unconventional travelers themselves, Burleson and Riskind have become experts in such subjects as "Eating and Staying Well on the Road, " "Camping in Mexico, " "Rural Mexican Village Life," and many more. Their experience, and the resultant wealth of language and cultural information contained in this guide, will help you to enjoy your trip ancd to better understand and appreciate the people and the land you visit. Throughout the book, the language examples are interwoven with beautifully illustrated anecdotes about culture and lifeways, so that the traveler is equipped with practical knowledge as well as appropriate behavior and speech. Fascinating in its treatment of a culture that is little known and unique in its coverage of rural-style Mexican Spanish, Backcountry Mexico will prove invaluable to anyone who ventures forth into northern Mexico.
