American-Spanish Semantics
American-Spanish Semantics

Author: Charles E. Kany

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-04-28

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 0520325826

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1960.

¡Dichos! The Wit and Whimsy of Spanish Sayings
¡Dichos! The Wit and Whimsy of Spanish Sayings

Author: Joseph J. Keenan

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2019-02-19

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1477318186

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One of the most challenging—and entertaining—aspects of learning another language is the idiom. Those quirky phrases, steeped in metaphor and colorful cultural references, enliven conversation and make your cross-cultural communication familiar, fun, and meaningful. ¡Dichos! (Sayings) brings us a vibrant compendium of both age-old and brand-new expressions from across Latin America, compiled by the language enthusiast whose Breaking Out of Beginner’s Spanish transformed thousands of readers’ interactions with the Spanish language. ¡Dichos! is divided into thematic sections covering topics ranging from games and relaxation to politics, macho men, and Mondays. Spanish speakers can also use the book to identify the spot-on/best slangy English equivalent for a Spanish-language idiom. Packed with gems like La barba me huele a tigre, y yo mismo me tengo miedo (My beard smells of tiger, and I’m even afraid of myself) and Para todo mal, mezcal; para todo bien, también (For everything bad, mezcal; for everything good, likewise), this book is the ultimate tool for taking your language skills to the next level as you navigate nuance with humor and linguistic agility.

Dictionary of Latin American Spanish Phrases and Expressions
Dictionary of Latin American Spanish Phrases and Expressions

Author: Eleanor Hamer

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Arranged alphabetically in Spanish, this collection offers phrases and expressions from all regions of Latin America, including both common meaning and literal translation. Also, for each entry an example and the corresponding English translation ensure that the reader will grasp subtle nuances of the expression. An additional section offers the Spanish equivalents to English expressions.

The American Detective Novel in Translation
The American Detective Novel in Translation

Author: Daniel Peter LINDER MOLIN

Publisher: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 8478008470

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Empleando una metodología propia de los estudios descriptivos de traduc- ción, se analiza un corpus de cuatro novelas del autor norteamericano Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep, 1939; Farewell, My Lovely, 1940; The Little Sister, 1949; y The Long Goodbye, 1954) y las traducciones al español publica- das en Argentina y España.

A History of the Spanish Language through Texts
A History of the Spanish Language through Texts

Author: Christopher Pountain

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 113467855X

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A History of the Spanish Language through Texts examines the evolution of the Spanish language from the Middle Ages to the present day. Pountain explores a wide range of texts from poetry, through newspaper articles and political documents, to a Bunuel film script and a love letter. With keypoints and a careful indexing and cross-referencing system this book can be used as a freestanding history of the language independently of the illustrative texts themselves.

Folklore and Culture on the Texas-Mexican Border
Folklore and Culture on the Texas-Mexican Border

Author: Am Paredes

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780292765641

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In an illustrious career spanning over forty years, Américo Paredes has often set the standard for scholarship and writing in folklore and Chicano studies. In folklore, he has been in the vanguard of important theoretical and methodological movements. In Chicano studies, he stands as one of the premier exponents. Paredes's books are widely known and easily available, but his scholarly articles are not so familiar or accessible. To bring them to a wider readership, Richard Bauman has selected eleven essays that eloquently represent the range and excellence of Paredes's work. The hardcover edition of Folklore and Culture was published in 1993. This paperback edition will make the book more accessible to the general public and more practical for classroom use.