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Formal Approaches to Languages of South America
by Cilene Rodrigues Andrés SaabThis book analyzes the linguistic diversity of South America based on approaches deeply rooted in the tradition of formal grammar. The chapters brought together in this contributed volume consider native languages all kinds of languages used in the region, including sign languages, indigenous languages and the romance languages (Portuguese and Spanish) originally introduced by European colonizers which underwent processes of transformation giving rise to new, local grammars. One fourth of the language families of the world are located in South America, but the majority of languages in the region are still understudied and out of the radar of theoretical linguistics mostly because their grammars are not well-known by international researchers. This book aims to fill this gap by bringing together studies rooted in the formal grammar approach first developed by Noam Chomsky, which sees language not only as mere corpora attested in oral and written production, but also as expressions of systems of thought and language production which are essential parts of human cognition. The book is divided in three parts – sign languages, romance languages and indigenous languages –, and brings together studies of the following South American languages: Brazilian Sign Language (Libras - Língua Brasileira de Sinais)Argentinian Sign Language (LSA - Lengua de Señas Argentina)Peruvian Sign Language (LSP- Lengua de Señas Peruana)Brazilian PortugueseChilean and Argentinian SpanishQuechuaParaguayan GuaraniA’ingaeMacro-Jê languages Formal Approaches to the Languages of South America will be an invaluable resource both for theoretical linguists and cognitive scientists by providing access to top quality research on understudied languages and enabling these languages to be incorporated into comparative studies that can contribute to advance the knowledge of general principles governing all human languages.
Comunicación estratégica para el ejercicio del liderazgo femenino (Routledge Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics)
by Catalina Fuentes Rodríguez Ester Brenes Peña, eds.Comunicación estratégica para el ejercicio del liderazgo femenino ofrece una importante contribución al estudio de la lingüística de género y análisis del discurso en español. Este monográfi co reúne investigaciones basadas en corpus que proporcionan un análisis detallado del género y el discurso de las mujeres líderes o profesionales en dominios históricamente dominados por hombres, como son los negocios, la ciencia, los medios y la política. Basado en el análisis de textos reales, el volumen busca determinar qué rasgos son verdaderamente características del discurso femenino, cómo las mujeres que han conseguido triunfar en estos dominios han usado su discurso para crear y proyectar su propia identidad y qué conclusiones se pueden obtener acerca de las características del discurso de la mujer líder. Además, incorpora una perspectiva diacrónica que nos ayuda comprender la evolución del papel y el discurso de y sobre las mujeres. La colección será de interés para investigadores en Análisis del Discurso, Español Aplicado a la Lingüística, Sociolingüística Hispánica y Comunicación y Género. Comunicación estratégica para el ejercicio del liderazgo femenino offers an important contribution to the study of gender linguistics and Spanish discourse analysis. This edited collection brings together corpus-based research to provide a detailed analysis of gender and the discourse of women leaders or professionals in domains historically dominated by men, such as business, science, media and politics. Based on the analysis of real texts, the volume seeks to determine which traits are truly characteristic of feminine discourse, how women who have been successful in these domains have used their discourse to create and project their own identity, and what conclusions can be drawn regarding the characteristics of the discourse of successful female leaders. It incorporates a diachronic perspective that helps us understand the evolution of the role and discourse of and about women. The collection will be of interest to researchers in Spanish Applied Linguistics, Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Communication and Gender Studies.
The Bilingual Advantage: Promoting Academic Development, Biliteracy, and Native Language in the Classroom
by Diane Rodriguez Angela Carrasquillo Kyung Soon LeeThis comprehensive account of bilingualism examines the importance of using students’ native languages as a tool for supporting higher levels of learning. The authors highlight the social, linguistic, neuro-cognitive, and academic advantages of bilingualism, as well as the challenges faced by English language learners and their teachers in schools across the United States. They describe effective strategies for using native languages, even when the teacher lacks proficiency in a language. This resource addresses both the latest research and theory on native language instruction, along with its practical application (the what, why, and how) in K–8 classrooms. <p><p> Key features include: <p><p> Examples of programs that address the needs of learners from diverse language backgrounds, including Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Bengali, and Russian. <p><p>Teaching strategies, activities, and student tasks geared toward current academic standards. <p><p>The role of primary language in ESL, dual language, special education, and general education programs.
La llaman América
by Luis J. RodríguezUna niña de nueve años, América Soliz, vive con su familia en el Barrio Pilsen de Chicago. Echa de menos su hogar en México y se siente descontenta en la escuela, donde experimenta el prejuicio contra los inmigrantes mexicanos. América se siente en la fila de atrás del salón de clase y se la pasa soñando con su aldea en Oaxaca hasta que un día un poeta, el Sr. Aponte, visita la clase. "Todos llevamos le poesía por dentro," le dice el Sr. Aponte a la clase e inspira a América a escribir. "Escriban en español o en inglés," exhorta él. América escribe cuentos y poemas, aun cuando su padre dice que es una manera poco práctica de utilizar el tiempo. Tanto el tío como la madre de América disfrutan los cuentos de la chica, y ésta descubre para sí lo que el Sr. Aponte ha dicho en clase. "Cuando se usan las palabras para compartir los sentimientos con otra persona se es poeta y los poetas pertenecen a todo el mundo." A través de la escritura, América se siente "en casa" en el Barrio Pilsen.
Berto y sus buenas ideas
by Magaly RodríguezUnique Word Count 200 - Total Word Count 2,500 - Ideal for Level 1 Berto lives in Madrid, Spain. His best friend is Paquita. Poor Berto has one big problem, he does not like school. He does not like to study. He does not like to do homework. He does not even like his teachers. In fact, his teachers are really odd. Fortunately, Berto has a lot of good ideas. He can think of many fun and exciting things to do rather than going to school.
Spanish Horror Film and Television in the 21st Century (Routledge Focus on Media and Cultural Studies)
by Vicente Rodríguez Ortega Rubén Romero SantosThis book provides an up-to-date, in-depth survey of 21st-century Spanish horror film and media, exploring both aesthetics and industrial dynamics. It offers detailed analysis of contemporary films and TV series as well as novel approaches to key works within the history of Spanish cinema. While addressing the specificities of the Spanish landscape, this volume also situates the national cinematic output within the international arena, understanding film production and reception as continuously changing processes in which a variety of economic, social and cultural factors intervene. The book first analyzes the main horror trends emerging in the early 2000s, then approaches genre hybridization and the rise of new filmmakers since the 2010s with a special focus on gender issues and the reconfiguration of the past, before addressing the impact of streaming services within the Spanish film panorama, from a production and distribution standpoint. This book will be of keen interest to scholars and students in the areas of film studies, media studies, TV studies, horror, Spanish cultural studies and production studies.
Hunger Of Memory: The Education Of Richard Rodriguez
by Richard RodriguezHunger of Memory is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English, and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum. Here is the poignant journey of a "minority student" who pays the cost of his social assimilation and academic success with a painful alienation - from his past, his parents, his culture - and so describes the high price of "making it" in middle-class America. Provocative in its positions on affirmative action and bilingual education, Hunger of Memory is a powerful political statement, a profound study of the importance of language . . . and the moving, intimate portrait of a boy struggling to become a man. From the Paperback edition. Note: The author uses British punctuation.
Hunger of Memory: An Autobiography
by Richard RodriguezHere is the poignant journey of a "minority student" who pays the cost of his social assimilation and academic success with a painful alienation -- from his past, his parents, his culture -- and so describes the high price of "making it" in middle-class America.
Palavras confusas em inglês e vocabulário de nível avançado
by Sergio RodríguezEste ebook foi projetado para os estudantes de inglês que desejam atingir um nível avançado. As diferenças entre palavras que são facilmente confundidas são explicadas e há uma lista de vocabulário e expressões com seus respectivos exemplos.
Doubts about English, Expressions and Phrasal Verbs
by Sergio Casado RodríguezIntroduction I like quick and simple explanations as you will appreciate. Especially when it comes to grammatical issues, in spite of the fact that there may be cases when one has to extend things a little further. I believe that things are learned little by little, and in studying foreign languages it is better to learn a more reduced usage of concepts and then widen it with the passing of time. I was always against having to study a mountain of rules from start to finish, then when the time comes to use them the rules are not going to be useful to me because I don't have a good command of the language. In the first part of the book I have compiled 29 doubts that my students frequently bring up to me, or that I have had myself. The 29 are going to be of great help because they come up frequently when it comes time to use them in conversation as well as when it is time to take an exam. Regarding the number of English expressions that I have chosen, I have noted a number of them that I feel are adequate, without being excessive or lacking. It is common to see the success of those posts or videos that have 400 phrasal verbs, but let's be honest. Not only will it be that no one is going to memorize those phrasal verbs, but there will be few people that will get to read them all.
Einführung ins Business English
by Sergio Casado RodríguezDieses E-Book ist für alle Personen geschrieben, die ihr Englisch perfektionieren wollen und eine Einführung in eine seiner wichtigsten Varienten wünschen: dem Geschäftsenglisch oder Business English.
Introduction to Business English (Words and Their Secrets)
by Sergio Casado RodríguezAn ebook designed for those who are interested in perfecting their English, and introducing some of the essential variants, such as English used for business or Business English.
Parole che confondiamo in inglese e vocabolario di livello avanzato
by Sergio Casado RodríguezÈ un libro che aiuta a dissipare i dubbi che si hanno nell'imparare l'inglese per i non nativi. Il libro si divide per concetti e sppiega, con tanto di esempi, l'uso ed il coretto significato delle parole prese in analisi.
Dúvidas de Inglês, Expressões e Phrasal Verbs
by Sergio Casado Rodríguez Beatriz AntunesEste é um livro projetado para estudantes de nível intermediário de inglês que querem completar seu vocabulário com alguns phrasal verbs e expressões idiomáticas e para resolver dúvidas comuns que geralmente aparecem durante o aprendizado.
Introdução ao Business English (inglês/ espanhol / português)
by Sergio Casado Rodríguez Lourdes Vanessa BerthoudE-book trilingue (inglês/espanhol/português) orientado para todas as pessoas interessadas em aperfeiçoar seu inglês e se iniciar em uma de suas variantes mais imprescindíveis: o inglês para os negócios ou Business English.
Dubbi sull'Inglese, Espressioni e Phrasal Verbs
by Sergio Casado Rodríguez Flaminia MiragliaQuesto libro è pensato per studenti di inglese di livello intermedio che desiderano ampliare il loro vocabolario apprendendo nuovi phrasal verbs e nuove espressioni, e che vogliono risolvere alcuni dei dubbi più comuni.
The Home-School Connection: Lessons Learned in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Community
by Flora V. Rodriguez-Brown"In this unique contribution to the literature on parental involvement in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, Flora Rodríguez-Brown offers a critique of family literacy programs that lack a clear design for literacy activities relevant to community goals, offering an alternative model that is grounded within an abiding respect for the parents’ role as the child’s first, and ultimately, most important teacher." Robert D. Milk, University of Texas, San Antonio The Project FLAME program used as context for this book is a comprehensive family literacy model, supported by a strong sociocultural framework based on current research on cultural ways of learning and theories of multiliteracies and discourse. The model highlights the relevance of parents’ knowledge, cultural ways, and discourses in sharing literacy knowledge with their children. A pressing need exists for models and programs that effectively serve the educational needs of the steadily increasing numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse students in U.S. public schools today. Addressing issues related to development, implementation, and effectiveness of a program model that fulfills this need, this book is an essential resource for educators, community workers, and researchers interested in the relevance of the home-school connection in relation to children’s school success.
Colloquial Spanish of Latin America 2: The Next Step in Language Learning (Colloquial Ser.)
by Roberto Rodriguez-SaonaDo you know Latin American Spanish already and want to go a stage further? If you're planning a visit to South America, need to brush up your Latin American Spanish for work, or are simply doing a course, Colloquial Spanish of Latin America 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and extend your skills. Colloquial Spanish of Latin America 2 is designed to help those involved in self-study. Structured to give you the opportunity to listen to and read lots of modern, everyday Latin American Spanish, it has been developed to work systematically on reinforcing and extending your grasp of the grammar and vocabulary. Key features of Colloquial Spanish of Latin America 2 include: Revision material to help consolidate and build up your basics Lots of spoken and written exercises in each unit A grammar reference and detailed answer keys Extensive Spanish/English and English/Spanish glossaries Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
Colloquial Spanish of Latin America: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Ser.)
by Roberto Carlos Rodriguez-SaonaColloquial Spanish of Latin America: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Latin American Spanish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Latin American Spanish in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Spanish of Latin America is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout. Key features include: A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Latin America An overview of the sounds of Latin American Spanish. Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Spanish of Latin America is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Latin American Spanish. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
Máku: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars)
by Chris RogersMáku: A Comprehensive Grammar is a comprehensive reference grammar of the Maku language, spoken by the jukudeitse who once lived in Venezuela and Brazil. Based on fieldwork with the final two speakers of the language, it describes all core aspects of the grammatical system as they have been recorded; presented through lexical items, example sentences and texts. This book offers a description of the now-extinct language. It was written in response to the loss of linguistic information generally and the significance this language has for the study of the sociolinguistic history of the region specifically. This information contributes to our understanding of linguistic diversity and the indigenous linguistic ecologies in the Americas. Also included is data about language contact via loanwords with other indigenous language spoken in the Northern Amazonian region. The resources in this book are essential for language comparisons and language histories in Venezuela and Brazil. Máku: A Comprehensive Grammar is an important reference for researchers and students in the fields of linguistics, anthropology, sociology, history and the study of Amazonian languages.
Russian Syntax for Advanced Students
by Marina RojavinRussian Syntax for Advanced Students is a textbook which illuminates relationships between words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Using this book, students will acquire conscious knowledge of how words function in various syntactical constructions as applied to discourse, such as specific verbal situations, based not only on the underlying linguistic phenomena, but also on the content of sociolinguistic situations. The book helps develop communicative skills for advanced mastery and constantly emphasizes the importance of accuracy in the use of syntactic structures. Russian Syntax is designed primarily as a textbook for classroom use for intermediate-high and advanced-level students. The text is also suitable for independent study by graduate students in linguistics or pedagogy, as well as being a valuable reference for instructors.
Russian Function Words: Conjunctions, Interjections, Parenthetical Words, Particles, and Prepositions
by Marina Rojavin Alexander RojavinRussian Function Words: Meanings and Use is a collection of 463 prepositions, conjunctions, particles, interjections, and parenthetical words. This book provides a semantic, syntactic, and stylistic analysis of each word, accompanying the explanation with examples of the word’s usage in discourse in contemporary, everyday Russian and analogous translations into English. Consequently, it allows users to develop an understanding of contemporary grammatical, lexical, and stylistic norms, with the aim of mastering these critical words. This book also includes a multitude of idioms and sayings that users will learn to use in the appropriate context. Intermediate and advanced students, instructors, and translators will find this a useful supplement to their existing resources. It also serves as a helpful reference for independent learners at all levels.
Russian Nouns of Common Gender in Use
by Marina Rojavin Alexander RojavinRussian Nouns of Common Gender in Use is a unique collection of more than 150 nouns that mainly have grammatical features of the feminine gender, but refer to both male and female persons. This book provides the meanings of the words and explains their use in discourse with the help of examples from literature, media, and everyday speech. Each entry includes parallel English translations, which are analogous and appropriate to the given context. These enable the reader to easily grasp each word’s organic place and purpose in a particular sentence or situation. This book will serve as a valuable tool for students and instructors, translators, scholars, and anyone interested in learning the Russian language.
Introducción a la lingüística de corpus en español
by Guillermo RojoIntroducción a la lingüística de corpus en español es la primera obra concebida desde la óptica del español para investigar los corpus textuales existentes en la actualidad. Destinada a conjugar armónicamente la exposición de cuestiones teóricas y metodológicas, proporciona información detallada sobre las tareas necesarias en el diseño, construcción y explotación de un corpus a partir de numerosos ejemplos de obtención de datos sobre diferentes cuestiones léxicas y gramaticales. Características principales: • Exposición de cuestiones teóricas y metodológicas combinada con el tratamiento de casos prácticos de extracción y análisis de datos procedentes de corpus textuales de español; • Análisis de fenómenos léxicos y gramaticales del español desde diferentes perspectivas y con atención a la variabilidad diacrónica, diatópica y diastrática; • Indicación detallada del modo de obtener los datos necesarios para la investigación en diferentes corpus del español; • Inclusión de un resumen inicial, actividades de investigación en cada capítulo y lecturas complementarias recomendadas; • Presentación de un capítulo final con herramientas informáticas útiles para el análisis de textos no incluidos en corpus textuales; • Recopilación de los principales términos usados en la lingüística de corpus en un glosario bilingüe (español e inglés). Introducción a la lingüística de corpus en español es una obra con un enfoque marcadamente didáctico, y dirigida fundamentalmente a estudiantes avanzados de grado y posgrado, profesores que necesiten hacer uso de corpus en sus clases, investigadores que precisen un conocimiento más profundo de la lingüística de corpus o expertos en otras disciplinas que deseen familiarizarse con una perspectiva técnica de los fenómenos lingüísticos.
Sintaxis del español / The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Syntax (Routledge Spanish Language Handbooks)
by Guillermo Rojo Victoria Vázquez Rozas Rena Torres CacoullosEl volumen Sintaxis del español/The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Syntax proporciona una visión general de los temas fundamentales de la sintaxis del español, basada en datos extraídos de corpus textuales, sensible a los fenómenos de variación y conectada con otros componentes de la lengua. La obra, escrita en español, reúne perspectivas teóricas diversas, elaboradas por un grupo internacional de lingüistas. Está dividida en seis partes y comprende 45 capítulos centrados en cuestiones teóricas, cláusulas, oraciones y estructuras supraoracionales, categorías verbales, frases y clases de palabras, variación y cambio sintácticos, así como acercamientos computacionales y sus diferentes aplicaciones. El volumen constituye una referencia fundamental para los investigadores al tiempo que proporciona una introducción accesible para estudiantes de la lengua y la lingüística españolas. Sintaxis del español / The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Syntax provides a comprehensive overview of topics in Spanish syntax, drawing on corpus-based data, incorporating variation, and connecting with other aspects of language. Written in Spanish, the volume brings together diverse theoretical perspectives from an international group of scholars. Divided into six parts, the book comprises 45 chapters on theoretical perspectives, clauses, sentences and (supra)sentential syntax, verb categories, phrases and word classes, syntactic variation and change, and computational approaches and their applications. This handbook is an essential reference for scholars and an accessible introduction for students of Spanish language and linguistics.