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For the revised and enlarged fourth edition of this best-selling Spanish dictionary, D. Lincoln Canfield has made a number of improvements that will be welcomed by teachers, students, and travelers:

A concise Spanish-English and English-Spanish dictionary of words and phrases basic to the written and spoken languages of today.

This introductory reader offers a wide-ranging exploration of Spanish culture, from history and art to food and music. Designed for beginning language learners, the book includes helpful vocabulary and grammar exercises, as well as cultural insights that will deepen students' understanding of the language. An essential resource for anyone looking to learn about Spain and its people.

During natural disasters people make extensive use of social media. How can this avalanche of messages be processed to extract the information needed to save lives? This book brings together computational methods from many disciplines for processing social media messages under time-critical constraints.