#1 Amazon Best Seller! ─ Cubanisms ─ The evolution of Cuban slang, Spanish slang, and Spanglish
The history of Spanish slang: Spanish is a unique language. From Argentina to Spain, accents, meanings, connotations and more get lost between borders. Cubanisms by Pedro García-Menocal details the diverse history of the Spanish language as it evolved in the Lost City.
The humor of Spanish slang: With beautifully traditional illustrations from noted Cuban artist Gustavo “Garrincha” Rodriguez, Cubanisms embraces the hilarious and historic value of words and their interpretations. This funny and informative collection will keep you laughing and learning all the way from Havana to Santiago.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 – El Lenguaje de la Cocina: Abuela’s Way of Showing Love2 – Oido en la Escuela: Kids, from the Classroom to the Playground
3 – Saints and Sinners: Spirituality and Superstition in Cuba
4 – La Panchanga: Music and Dancing and Drinking
5 – Friends and Enemies
6 – Money, Politics, and Business
7 – Expresiones del Cubanaso: How to Speak Cuban
8 – Boberias and Tarecos: Cuban Things
10 – Lo Bueno, lo malo, y lo feo: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Über den Autor
Gustavo “Garrincha” Rodriguez is a Cuban illustrator and comic artist residing in Miami, FL. He published his first cartoon, a comic strip, in 1986 in Cuba. Nineteen years later he left Cuba for the United States. Rodriguez describes his art and illustrations as peaceful translations. “An illustrator is a traffic cop.”
Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781633534575 ● Dateigröße 12.2 MB ● Verlag Mango Media ● Erscheinungsjahr 2016 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 5478058 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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