Linguists are an increasing presence not only in graduate programs but at undergraduate institutions as well, and this could lead to positive interdisciplinary changes in curricula. Literary/cultural texts contain masterful examples of how linguistic features are used to communicate meaning, and learners need to notice these features in order to…

A list of dissertations, completed and in preparation, in the field. (RM)

This new appendix is meant to complement the bibliography published in Yelmo 18-1974. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)

Continuing series on concepts in teaching Spanish language, literature, and culture. (DS)

The annual list of dissertations completed and in preparation is intended to provide a record for doctoral students and their advisors. Information on the list is provided by individual departments offering the Ph.D. degree. The list is divided into general categories including Brazilian, Spanish, Spanish American, Filipino, and Portuguese…

Covers doctoral dissertations in the Hispanic Field completed or in preparation in U. S. and Canadian universities. (DS)

Covers doctoral dissertations in the Hispanic field completed or in preparation in U.S. and Canadian universities. (DS)

Covering a 500-year span, this article traces the changes in and evolution of the Spanish language from its earliest written accounts in the eleventh century to the Spanish that was brought by the Conquistadores to the New World. (DS)

A classroom model is offered for an approach to introducing students to Spanish linguistics by way of the geography and history of Hispanic society. Areas covered include Spanish vocabulary, Spanish sounds, word and sentence formation, and linguistic lore. (24 references) (LB)

Lists the doctoral degrees granted in foreign languages, literature, culture, linguistics, and foreign language education in 1981. The order of entries is major field or area of specialization, institution, author, title of dissertation, and director or supervisor of dissertation. (EKN)