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The contributions gathered in this volume investigate the impact of shared knowledge on linguistic structure—whether shared knowledge determines the linguistic form or a given linguistic structure imposes a specific set of information. From an Ibero-Romance perspective, this book supports the necessity of a transversal approach to the grammar/pragmatics interaction.

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...

Proverbs, poems, and songs illustrate points of grammar in this concise yet complete intermediate-level review. Abundant exercises follow each lesson and include readings, cultural information, and opportunities for conversational practice.

Es sumamente alentador conocer en estos momentos, interesantes aunque conflictivos y nada fáciles para el educador, experiencias de innovación didáctica como la que se ofrece en estas páginas. La paz, desde un enfoque comunicativo y comprendida como concepto amplio, actual y vivo que abarca las necesidades y aspiraciones de nuestra época es el eje de un proyecto interdisciplinar diseñado para la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. En él se considera cómo la lectura es una forma de asomarnos al mundo y entrar en diálogo con la realidad natural y social. Las variadas y sugerentes...