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This study presents a corpus-based semasiologial and onomasiological analysis of the paradigm of adjectives and adverbs of accuracy. Looking specifically at justo / justamente, cabal / cabalmente, preciso / precisamente, and exacto / exactamente, it is above all concerned with the development of three pragmatic-discursive functions: focalization, affirmation, and reformulation.

This rich textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the principal concepts and thematic areas of Spanish pragmatics. It is aimed at advanced students of Spanish -- upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students -- who need to hone their language skills for contextually sensitive use of the language. Written entirely in Spanish, with Spanish examples, this volume introduces basic pragmatics, methods of analysis, and new thematic areas such as language and the press and globalization. Theoretical explanations combine with practical exercises in each chapter to help students...

This book offers an in-depth study of the internal structures of Popol Vuh, the Sacred Book of the Maya-Quiche people of Guatemala, and of the ways in which the main characters of this text are configured. This is accompanied by a similar, comparative analysis of the three novels widely known in the Hispanic world as the Banana Trilogy, written betweem 1950 and 1960 by the winner of the 1967 Nobel Prize for Literature, Miguel Angel Asturias. By showing a direct relationship between the macro-structure of Popol Vuh and its literary devices (including character configuration) and those of the...

La magia de las velas ya no es s�lo para las tortas de cumplea�os. Pedir un deseo al soplar las velas sobre una torta de cumplea�os, es una forma de practicar la magia. Este r�pido y efectivo arte m�gico no requiere de doctrinas religiosas o experiencia en pr�cticas m�gicas. Cualquiera puede practicar la magia y Richard Webster le muestra c�mo realizarlo. Aprenda como realizar rituales, hechizos y adivinaciones para obtener prosperidad, amor, protecci�n, salud y prosperidad. Se incluyen gu�as para seleccionar las velas apropiadas, su mantenimiento, el mejor momento para...