Download or read book How to Build a Better Vocabulary written by Maxwell Nurnberg and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 1989-08-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the entrancingly entertaining yet amazingly effective guide that shows you how to know the meaning of words that you have never seen or heard before, learn the history of words so that they come alive for you, master an invaluable and permanent technique of word-viewing within 30 days. This is the one book that makes you love to learn.

Download or read book Transnational Spanish Studies written by Catherine Davies and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-17 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this book is two-fold. First it traces the expansive geographical spread of the language commonly referred to as Spanish. This has given rise to multiple hybrid formations over time emerging in the clash of multiple cultures, languages and religions within and between great empires (Roman, Islamic, Hispano-Catholic), each with expansionist policies leading to wars, huge territorial gains and population movements. This long history makes Hispanophone culture itself a supranational, trans-imperial one long before we witness its various national cultures being refashioned as a result of the transnational processes associated with globalization today. Indeed, the Spanish language we recognise today was ‘transnational’ long before it was ever the foundation of a single nation state. Secondly, it approaches the more recent post-national, translingual and inter-subjective ‘border-crossings’ that characterise the global world today with an eye to their unfolding within this long trans-imperial history of the Hispanophone world. In doing so, it maps out some of the contemporary post-colonial, decolonial and trans-Atlantic inflections of this trans-imperial history as manifest in literature, cinema, music and digital cultures. Contributors: Christopher J. Pountain, L.P. Harvey, James T. Monroe, Rosaleen Howard, Mark Thurner, Alexander Samson, Andrew Ginger, Samuel Llano, Philip Swanson, Claire Taylor, Emily Baker, Elzbieta Slodowska, Francisco-J. Hernández Adrián, Henriette Partzsch, Helen Melling, Conrad James and Benjamin Quarshie.

Download or read book Learn Spanish written by Living Languages and published by Living Languages. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4 Practical & Informative Guides To Radically Improve Your Spanish Speaking Skills In 1 Great Package! Speaking Spanish fluently is like having a superpower that can give you a competitive edge at work and take you all over the world. Currently, there are around 480 MILLION Spanish speakers, stretching from South America to Spain… and even in the Pacific Islands! How do you get started? SIMPLE — Get this easy, step by step guide to learning Spanish! In this 4-in-1 guide, Living Languages will take beginners like you on a fun ride while learning the Spanish language by introducing some of the best and easiest lessons in grammar, vocabulary, and common phrases, so you can become fluent even if you start from scratch! Each of the 4 books in this bundle has a specific sequence and approach to every crucial element. Having all of them at your disposal will help you find the one that suits you best. Most of the books or audiobooks have been written to please teachers. This book has been designed and written to please readers and listeners. The focus is on using a scientifically proven method to learn while having fun. Here’s what you can expect: Quickly learn Spanish using this ONE great tip (HINT: It’s all about the sequence) Effectively and easily incorporate the use of numbers, colors, time, and feelings Practical and simple tips to speed up learning Interesting Spanish short stories for beginners to boost immersion Learn passively - Make the most of listening to the language. A whole chapter on how to make the most of listening. And much more! What better way to grow and improve your Spanish speaking skills than by getting this book? Spanish is one of the most beautiful languages in the world. However, some guides can make learning Spanish harder than it has to be... But not this book! This simple guide takes extra care in delivering lessons in the right sequence so that you can maximize learning real spoken Spanish in no time! Scroll up, Click on “Buy Now,” and Start Learning Spanish Today!

Download or read book An American Language written by Rosina Lozano and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the most comprehensive book I’ve ever read about the use of Spanish in the U.S. Incredible research. Read it to understand our country. Spanish is, indeed, an American language."—Jorge Ramos An American Language is a tour de force that revolutionizes our understanding of U.S. history. It reveals the origins of Spanish as a language binding residents of the Southwest to the politics and culture of an expanding nation in the 1840s. As the West increasingly integrated into the United States over the following century, struggles over power, identity, and citizenship transformed the place of the Spanish language in the nation. An American Language is a history that reimagines what it means to be an American—with profound implications for our own time.

Download or read book The Lazy Intellectual written by Richard J Wallace and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-09-18 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a small attention span world out there, and not everyone's interested in paging through lengthy tomes to deepen their intellect. They want their information. And they want it now. This book fills that void next to the recliner as the go-to reference whenever work conversations or bar trivia have you feeling stupid. The top ten academic subjects are broken into digestible pieces such as: Fast Facts: One-liners that delivers important information Repeatable Quotables: Smart words by smart people to make readers look smart by repeating Visual Aids: Graphs, charts, and tables for when even a few words are way too much Cheat Sheets: Chapter-ending recaps that reinforce the major points to take away Whether they want an answer to a biology question, or to brush up on their Spanish during a commercial break, this book is perfect for people who couldn't bother paying attention the first time.

Download or read book Fluent Forever written by Gabriel Wyner and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick. “A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.

Download or read book Modern Language written by Adams Media and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You speak it everyday, but have you ever really thought about language? Where it originates? What its evolutionary purpose is? The Very Lazy Intellectual: Modern Languages teaches you the history and etymology of the world’s most common languages. With information on everything from American Sign Language to Russian, you’ll be an armchair linguist in no time.

Download or read book Spain written by Andrew Whittaker and published by Thorogood Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Provides a deeper, long-term understanding of the nation and its people * Designed to supplement the "usual suspect" guide books A guidebook can show you where to go, a phrasebook what to say when you get there. Only Speak the Culture: Spain will lead you to the nation's soul. Spain boasts a rich and sometimes misunderstood culture, itself infused with the influences of other great and distant civilizations. Spanish life, language and culture in its widest sense is a major force of growing influence. How many outside it understand its origins and significance? Through exploring the people, the movements and the lifestyles that have shaped the Spanish experience, you will come to an intimate understanding of Spain and the Spanish. There are many travel guides and manuals on living in Spain. Speak the Culture: Spain is different: a superbly designed, informed and entertaining insight into Spanish life and culture and who the Spanish really are. For new residents, business travelers, holidaymakers, students and lovers of Spain everywhere, Speak the Culture: Spain is an engaging companion and guide to an enviably rich civilization at the heart of Europe. Excerpt "As you might expect Spain's traditional vernacular architecture isn't easily pigeonholed; regionalism generates marked variation. Available building materials and, more significantly, climate have always dictated how people build their houses or outbuildings. The Spaniards' approach to living arrangements is more easily summed up. They're nothing if not sociable; while northern Europeans anxiously section off their own plot of terra firma, in Spain they seem to enjoy living on top of each other, clustered in apartments and houses around the plaza mayor. It's not like they're short of space either--a population density of around 85 per sq km is one of the lowest in Europe."

Download or read book How to Learn a Foreign Language written by Paul Pimsleur and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, creator of the renowned Pimsleur Method, the world leader in audio-based language learning, shows how anyone can learn to speak a foreign language. If learning a language in high school left you bruised, with a sense that there was no way you can learn another language, How to Learn a Foreign Language will restore your sense of hope. In simple, straightforward terms, Dr. Pimsleur will help you learn grammar (seamlessly), vocabulary, and how to practice pronunciation (and come out sounding like a native). The key is the simplicity and directness of Pimsleur’s approach to a daunting subject, breaking it down piece by piece, demystifying the process along the way. Dr. Pimsleur draws on his own language learning trials and tribulations offering practical advice for overcoming the obstacles so many of us face. Originally published in 1980, How to Learn a Foreign Language is now available on the 50th anniversary of Dr. Pimsleur’s publication of the first of his first audio courses that embodied the concepts and methods found here. It's a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of the mind of this amazing pioneer of language learning.

Download or read book 20000 Spanish Latin Latin Spanish Vocabulary written by Jerry Greer and published by Soffer Publishing. This book was released on with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""20000+ Spanish - Latin Latin - Spanish Vocabulary" - is a list of more than 20000 words translated from Spanish to Latin, as well as translated from Latin to Spanish.Easy to use- great for tourists and Spanish speakers interested in learning Latin. As well as Latin speakers interested in learning Spanish.

Download or read book Compendium of the World s Languages Ladakhi to Zuni written by George L. Campbell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2000 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many languages, particularly those which have achieved literary status, have been studied in great detail, and specialized descriptions of these are plentiful. What has not been so readily available, however, is a general survey covering a wide spectrum of the world's languages on a comparative basis. It is this kind of comparative cross-section of languages, ranging from the familiar and well-documented to the relatively obscure, that the Compendium of the World's Languages presents.

Download or read book Learn Spanish Grammar written by Living Languages and published by Living Languages. This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning a new language is never going to be a waste. And the more you learn, the funnier you will have with the language. What else could be difficult than learning a new language without even having the basics? Especially when you need to communicate with someone who doesn’t even understand a single word of English. Spanish is quickly becoming an important element in the business and academic world. KEEP READING! The Hispanic population has also grown remarkably in the last decade, making it prudent for savvy business owners to learn enough of the language to interact with potential clients, possible co-workers, and employees. In a world that is rapidly becoming a global market, it is wise for anyone who wants to compete at a high level to acquire knowledge of more than one language. Follow the guidelines found in this book to learn Spanish quickly and be able to speak to native speakers around the world. Remember that it can be an advantage in the workplace, meeting new friends, or when traveling. In this book you will discover: · Grammar · Pronunciation · Vocabulary · Phrases · Verb tenses AND MUCH MORE! Learning Spanish has never been so easy before, but now it’s much easier. Today, you can start acquiring a new learning-method that will make you stand out. Becoming a better reader, listener, speaker, and communicator. Don't Miss This Guide, click the BUY NOW button on this page to get started.

Download or read book The Spaniards written by Americo Castro and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-07-19 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The World s Major Languages written by Bernard Comrie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features over fifty of the world's languages and language families. The featured languages have been chosen based on the number of speakers, their role as official languages and their cultural and historical importance. Each language is looked at in depth, and the chapters provide information on both grammatical features and on salient features of the language's history and cultural role. This second edition has been updated and revised. Two new languages, Amharic and Javanese, have been included. This accessible volume will appeal to anyone with an interest in linguistics.Key features:Attention is paid to both grammatical and sociolinguistic featuresAttention is concentrated on the world's major languagesDesigned to be accessible to all readers with an interest in language.

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