Special issue devoted to the life and works of Gustavo Adolfo Becquer. (DS)

Traces the evolution of the Spanish prepositions from the original Latin declensions. (DS)

Describes experimental Spanish program which employs simulated conversation strategies that allow students more freedom in their responses than in usual computer assisted language instruction programs, while error checking routines monitor for syntactic errors. (Author/BK)

Using a delayed mimicry paradigm to assess speakers' awareness of nondistinctive phonetic differences which, in part, distinguish languages, the study provides tentative evidence that such differences are detectable by language learners and do not present an impossible barrier to phonetic learning in second-language acquisition. (EKN)

Gives some examples of internal contradictions in the use of the Spanish subjunctive. Details these contradictions to show there is only a tenuous relationship between surface forms and semantic features and categories. (EKN)

Describes and explains interrelationship among nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and determiners making up the Spanish determiner and adjective phrase. (BK)

Discusses the value of games with foreign language students for reinforcing previously learned materials. Gives examples of using seek and find, five point pyramid, crossword puzzles, unscramble the letters, and bingo. (BK)

Discusses the infrequently used Spanish future subjunctive ending "-re." (NCR)

Presents analyses of problems in translating the French structure "'etre' plus past participle" in English, German, and Spanish. (AM)