Amiguitos, Tesoritos, Colores

The research of this thesis was completed within the framework Chomskian's Principles and Parameters model of acquisition. A detailed analysis of individual production of null-subjects and pronouns in non-native Spanish speakers was carried out in order to determine its relationship with verbal morphology. The fact that the production data available to us for this thesis is part of the investigation project "Classroom Second Language Acquisition: Beyond Parameters," directed by the professor Juana Munoz Liceras, and that this study is a longitudinal analysis of the acquisition of Spanish by...

Variedades de la lengua española ofrece un panorama general de la variación dialectal y sociolingüística en el espacio hispanohablante, presentado por uno de los más prestigiosos expertos en la materia. La lectura de este manual permitirá a los lectores familiarizarse con los rasgos que distinguen las diferentes variedades geográficas del español, con una comprensión adicional de las causas históricas y políticas de sus diferencias y de sus implicaciones sociales. Cada capítulo incluye sugerencias de lecturas complementarias y propone temas de debate e investigación, así como un ...

Using the world famous Total Physical Response (known world-wide as TPR), teaching method, once again Blaine uses his exciting technique of blending physical actions with interesting story lines to get the students talking, reading, and writing. This second series of stories continues to build vocabulary while focusing on more advanced grammatical concepts common to second year language classes (i.e., use of infinitives, reflexive verbs, direct and indirect object pronouns, preterite vs. imperfect, etc.) Students are excited to tell stories and create their own