"¿Entiendes?" is literally translated as "Do you understand? Do you get it?" But those who do "get it" will also hear within this question a subtler meaning: "Are you queer? Are you one of us?" The issues of gay and lesbian identity represented by this question are explored for the first time in the context of Spanish and Hispanic literature in this groundbreaking anthology. Combining intimate knowledge of Spanish-speaking cultures with contemporary queer theory, these essays address texts that share both a common language and a concern with lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities. Using a variety of approaches, the contributors tease the homoerotic messages out of a wide range of works, from chronicles of colonization in the Caribbean to recent Puerto Rican writing, from the work of Cervantes to that of the most outrageous contemporary Latina performance artists. This volume offers a methodology for examining work by authors and artists whose sexuality is not so much open as "an open secret," respecting, for example, the biographical privacy of writers like Gabriela Mistral while responding to the voices that speak in their writing. Contributing to an archeology of queer discourses, ¿Entiendes? also includes important studies of terminology and encoded homosexuality in Argentine literature and Caribbean journalism of the late nineteenth century. Whether considering homosexual panic in the stories of Borges, performances by Latino AIDS activists in Los Angeles, queer lives in turn-of-the-century Havana and Buenos Aires, or the mapping of homosexual geographies of 1930s New York in Lorca's "Ode to Walt Whitman," ¿Entiendes? is certain to stir interest at the crossroads of sexual and national identities while proving to be an invaluable resource.

¿Entiendes lo que lees? Pasa revista a varias de las doctrinas cardinales del cristianismo tales como: La salvación, la vida eterna, la resurrección de los muertos, Satanás y el infierno, la segunda venida de Cristo, entre otras. Desde un método de interpretación que considera muy seriamente el trasfondo histórico y gramatical del texto bíblico, usted podrá conocer qué entendieron realmente los primeros destinatarios de las cartas y libros del Canon Sagrado cuando leyeron sobre estos temas por primera vez.Después que haya leído completamente esta obra, usted tendrá solo dos opciones: Rechazarla, por considerarla una herejía, o sencillamente aceptar que ha vivido equivocado con respecto al verdadero mensaje de la Biblia. El desafío está planteado. ¡Buena suerte!

New Perspectives on (Im)Politeness and Interpersonal Communication gathers eleven studies by prominent scholars, which explore issues related to (im)politeness in human communication. The study of linguistic (im)politeness is undoubtedly one of the central concerns in the field of pragmatics, as attested to by the numerous conferences and journals currently dedicated to the topic, the various theoretical models and approaches developed or developing so far, and the seemingly endless list of insightful and inspiring empirical studies tackling the topic from a wide variety of angles. This volume contributes to the subfield of social pragmatics by putting together works that review the state of the art of (im)politeness studies, analysing (im)politeness in media contexts like the Internet or dubbed films and other contexts, looking into the effects and consequences of some speech acts for social interaction, drawing implications for language teaching, and approaching some of the linguistic mechanisms which help to communicate (im)politeness. Resulting from the efforts made by specialists in the field, the chapters in this volume offer additional evidence that examining the complexity of interpersonal communication from different standpoints can benefit a more complete understanding of social interaction in general. Their scope and practical applications demonstrate the transversality and versatility of interpersonal communication. The editors hope that these works will retain scholars’ interest and attention for some time to come and spark off further research.

A collection of papers on Contrastive Pragmatics, involving research on interlanguage and cross-cultural perspectives with a focus on second language acquisition contexts.

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e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital es el primer volumen que aborda de manera conjunta las aportaciones al español LE/L2 de la lingüística de corpus, la biblioteconomía y la edición digital. Es excelente para mejorar las técnicas de investigación a la vez que se toma conciencia sobre el uso de las tecnologías en los estudios sobre el español LE/L2. Características principales: visión interdisciplinar e internacional a partir del trabajo de expertos que ejercen su actividad docente, investigadora y profesional en diferentes ámbitos y en distintos países; planteamiento teórico-práctico mediante la exposición de una reflexión teórica y la descripción de casos prácticos; sólido marco teórico que se presenta en los dos primeros capítulos; estructura homogénea dividida en útiles apartados (necesidades, cómo ayudan las tecnologías y casos concretos) para que el lector pueda localizar los contenidos con facilidad; lectura del volumen que puede ser lineal (capítulo tras capítulo) o transversal (por ejemplo, los casos prácticos que se presentan en cada capítulo); materiales complementarios en línea, como, por ejemplo, glosario hipertextual y enlaces a los corpus y programas mencionados en los capítulos. Escrito en español, de manera clara y accesible, y con abundantes ejemplos e ilustraciones, e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital es ideal para todas aquellas personas vinculadas con la investigación en torno al español LE/L2: estudiantes de máster y doctorado, directores de tesis (PhD o máster) y profesores. e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital is the first volume that jointly addresses the contributions of corpus linguistics, librarianship and digital publishing to Spanish as a second or foreign language (LE/L2). It is excellent for improving research techniques while raising awareness about the use of technologies in studies of Spanish LE/L2. Main features: interdisciplinary and international vision based on the work of experts who carry out their teaching, research and professional activities in different fields and in different countries; theoretical-practical approach through the presentation of a theoretical reflection and the description of practical cases; solid theoretical framework which is presented in the first two chapters; each chapter is divided into three useful sections (needs, how technologies help, and specific cases) so that the reader can easily locate the contents; reading can be linear (chapter by chapter) or transversal (for example, the practical cases presented in each chapter); supplementary online materials include a hypertext glossary and links to the corpus and programs mentioned in the chapters. Written in Spanish, in a clear and accessible way, and with abundant examples and illustrations, e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital is ideal for all those involved in research on Spanish LE/L2, master's and doctoral students, thesis supervisors and professors.

This collection, which grew out of a research conference held at Arizona State Universoty in November 1997, examines varieties of Chicano/Latino homoerotic identities. It includes essays by a group of scholars who are engaged in defining the parameters of these identities and who are concerned with how those identities interact with the dominate ones articulated by a hegemonic Anglo society in the United States.