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Isaza Calderon, Baltasar – Yelmo, 1974
The imperative need for the editing of a dictionary of Latin Americanisms should be a cooperative effort between both individuals and language academies. (Text is in Spanish.) (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Expressive Language, Language Usage, Spanish
Alvarez, Rabanal – Yelmo, 1974
Differentiates between "hipobolicos", i.e., people lacking in a feeling for hyperbole; and "hiperbolicos", people with a feeling for hyperbole. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Figurative Language, Idioms, Language Styles
Tio, Aurelio – Yelmo, 1975
Discusses the origin and evolution of idiomatic expressions in Puerto Rican Spanish. Many examples are provided. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Dialects, Expressive Language, Folk Culture, Idioms
Junco, Alfonso – Yelmo, 1974
Defines and evaluates the consequences brought about by the increase of Americanisms in the Spanish language. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Culture Contact, Expressive Language, Idioms, Language Usage
Lira Urquieta, Pedro – Yelmo, 1974
Analyzes the history and etymology of the Spanish idiom "al buen tuntun." (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Cliches, Etymology, Expressive Language, Idioms
Dominguez, Jose M. – Yelmo, 1974
Third part of a continued article. (SK)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Idioms, Language Research, Language Usage
Carnicer, Ramon – Yelmo, 1975
Some Spanish nouns designating non-animate things may have either feminine or masculine gender. The reasons given for the choice of gender are many and varied. It is put forward that in some cases the masculine acts as a diminutive and the feminine as an augmentative. (Text is in Spanish.) (TL)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Grammar, Language Usage, Morphemes
Alvarez, Manuel Rabanal – Yelmo, 1975
This article discusses the origin and history of three Spanish idioms: "Aqui hay gato encerrado,""Seguir en sus trece," and "La carabina de Ambrosio." (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Expressive Language, Idioms, Language Patterns
Llorens, Washington – Yelmo, 1974
Argues that the Spanish language spoken in Puerto Rico has flaws and virtues similar to Spanish spoken in any other country. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Puerto Ricans, Regional Dialects, Spanish
Alfonso, Martin – Yelmo, 1974
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Expressive Language
Dominguez, Jose M. – Yelmo, 1973
Conclusion of a two-part article. (SK)
Descriptors: Cliches, Expressive Language, Grammar, Idioms
Rosenblat, Angel – Yelmo, 1974
Provides varied examples of the use of idioms. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Figurative Language, Idioms, Language Usage
Poyatos, Fernando – Yelmo, 1975
The new science of Proxemic Behavior (introduced by Edward T. Hall) should be included in the basic triple structure of human communicative behavior: language-paralanguage-kinesthesia. The applications of such a science are many e.g., analysis and study of the narrative character in novels. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Context Clues, Expressive Language, Kinesthetic Methods
Polo, Jose – Yelmo, 1975
Discusses the study of colloquial Spanish in literary texts. Presents an annotated list of Spanish colloquial expressions extracted from "Paralelo 40" by Jose Luis Castillo-Puche. (Text is in Spanish.) (TL)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Idioms, Language Styles, Language Usage
Carballo Picazo, Alfredo – Yelmo, 1973
Part of a continuing series. (DD)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Idioms
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