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From vulgar insults to religious oaths, colloquialisms to clichés, the personality and passion of a language can be found in its slang. Spanish is no exception, as the McGraw-Hill Diccionario del Argot makes clear. This monolingual Spanish dictionary provides the most authoritative reference to all aspects of non-standard Spanish, with more than 12,000 entries supported by 20,000 citations. The broad range of sources, from literature to newspapers and TV, reflects the full spectrum of contemporary usage in Spain. For scope and depth as well as bibliographic reference, this is an essential...

A concise, useful volume containing more than 12,000 entries; includes more than 60,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms.

El cuento hispánico: A Graded Literary Anthology , Eighth Edition, is designed for intermediate college Spanish reading courses. This book provides students with a collection of fi rst-rate Spanish-language short stories with which to expand their reading skills and their knowledge of Hispanic culture as por- trayed in these works. Although literary excellence was the primary crite- rion in selecting stories, an effort was also made to choose tales that can be read in one sitting.

Un estudio gradual teórico-práctico del sistema fonológico español para estudiantes de Español como Lengua Extranjera. Cada unidad comienza con una ficha explicativa de la manera de pronunciar las consonantes y las vocales y con una representación gráfica de su sonido. Gran variedad de ejercicios audio para la práctica de la entonación, la comprensión auditiva y la pronunciación. También ofrece una recapitulación y soluciones a todos los ejercicios. De acuerdo con el actual Plan Curricular del Instituto del Instituto Cervantes.