Language and Literature : Dominican Republic

The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning the Dominican Republic is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to regional resources for Latin America is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/dr/). Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for international and multinational information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/dominican.html).

BOOKREPORTER.COM: AUTHOR PROFILE: JULIA ALVAREZ  (http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-alvarez-julia.asp)
Book Report, Inc., based in New York City, provides a biographical sketch of and an interview with the American writer Julia Alvarez (1950- ), who spent her early childhood in the Dominican Republic. Her published novels include "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents" (1991) and "In the Time of the Butterflies" (1994). She has also published several volumes of poetry. In an interview that was conducted on September 22, 2000, Alvarez discusses her latest novel entitled "In the Name of Salome."

DOMINICANISMOS MAS POPULARES- COSTUMBRES DE NUESTRO PUEBLO  (http://www.nuevayol.com/dealla4.htm)
In this page you will find spanish localisms in use in the Dominican Republic(dominicanisms). Also some references to traditions for special days, like Christmas.

GLOSARIO DE TERMINOS Y DOMINICANISMOS  (http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/%7Eurena/jlg/glosario.html#sancocho)
This page shows you the dominicanisms that are present in the songs of the singer Juan Luis Guerra y los 440, it also links to his lyrics and to many spanish words that are present in everyday life in the Dominican Republic. In Spanish.

JERGA DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA  (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/1960/repubdom.html)
In this site you'll find many dominicanisms and also a sentence using the localism to clarify it concept. It has sound incorporated. In Spanish.