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1 online resource (xix, 468 pages) |
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English language |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-444) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Varieties of language -- Misleading similarities -- Fields of meaning : synonyms -- Complex verbal expressions -- Affective suffixes -- Idioms, similes, and proverbs -- Personal names -- Geographical and astronomical names -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Latin expressions and sayings -- Grammatical terms -- Numerals and telephone conventions -- Measurement -- Gender -- Number -- Pronouns -- Comparison -- Word order -- Negation -- Periphrases -- Verbs of movement -- Auxiliary verbs in compound tenses -- The passive -- Reflexives and impersonals -- Italian prepositions -- English prepositions -- Prepositional constructions with verbs and adjectives -- Use of tenses -- Sequence of tenses -- The subjunctive -- Conditional sentences -- Subordinate clauses -- Interjections -- Fillers -- Connector words and expressions. |
| Summary |
This is a guide to Italian usage for students who have acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their fluency and confidence. It gives special attention to those areas of vocabulary and grammar which cause most difficulty to English-speakers, and to questions of style and register. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Italian language -- Usage.
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Italian language -- Usage. |
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Italian language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English.
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Italian language. |
| Genre/Form |
Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.
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Electronic books.
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Textbooks -- for English speakers.
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Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Added Author |
Savini, V. M. (Vincenzo M.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kinder, J.J. (John J.). Using Italian. Cambridge, UK : New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2004 0521480949 (DLC) 2003043945 (OCoLC)51800268 |
| ISBN |
9780511216824 (electronic book) |
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0511216823 (electronic book) |
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0511211457 |
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9780511211454 |
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0511213220 |
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9780511213229 |
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9780511840791 (electronic book) |
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0511840799 (electronic book) |
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1283329271 |
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9781283329279 |
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0521480949 |
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9780521480949 |
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0521485568 |
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9780521485562 |
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