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Megenney, William W. – Hispania, 1973
Descriptors: Dialects, Idioms, Spanish, Verbs

Liontas, John I. – Hispania, 2003
Describes the results of a study conducted with 28 adult third-year learners of Spanish to investigate the degree to which idiom type affects the speed and ease of idiom comprehension and interpretation, and the effect that context exerts on idiom understanding. Findings are discussed. (VWL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Idioms, Phrase Structure, Second Language Instruction

Ramos, Manuel A. – Hispania, 1972
Discusses the peculiarity of translating the English is being" to Spanish or combining the infinitive of the verb to be" (estar) with the participle of to be" (ser). (DS)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Idioms, Language Instruction