Beginners' Brazilian Portuguese
Learn to speak, read, write and understand Brazilian Portuguese! Love, Travel, Study, Work, Friendship-whatever your reason for wanting to learn, Beginners' Brazilian Portuguese will help you to: - Communicate naturally in everyday situations. - Build your confidence with easy-to-follow explanations and plenty of practice activities. - Understand and pronounce Brazilian Portuguese easily with online audio. - Remember what you learn with our effective Discovery Method. - Focus your learning and track your progress with practical tools and planners. Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com. Is this course for me? Beginners' Brazilian Portuguese is for absolute beginners and those who've had some previous experience with the language and want to refresh their knowledge. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Brazilian Portuguese. There are extensive illustrations and tools to help you plan your studies and track your progress, all designed to support learning on your own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course, and it's the perfect resource to pair with a language-learning app. Where do I go next? Continue learning with Teach Yourself Complete Brazilian Portuguese. Have some fun with our Short Stories in Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners by Olly Richards. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.
A Companion to the Aeneid in Translation: Volume 2
With this three-volume companion, students can access the literary and historical significance of the Aeneid in English through an accessible yet authoritative introduction and line-by-line commentary. Written by a teacher who has taught the Aeneid in both English and Latin for more than twenty years, this guide unpicks Virgil's literary techniques, structures and historical resonances. The line-by-line commentary in Volume 2 focuses on two widely read translations of the Aeneid Books 1-6 (in verse by Robert Fagles and in prose by David West). Tanfield helps you understand the Latin behind the choices that translators make as they decide how to craft their own particular readings of the Aeneid. Plus, this companion includes extensive explanatory notes, context and a wide range of scholarly critique to ensure you have everything you need in one place, as well as pointers for further research. For a broad introduction to the many facets of the poem and to its author, Volume 1 is available separately.
Langenscheidt Spanish at Your Fingertips
Learn Spanish in no time! This book is perfect for beginners, travelers and language enthusiasts who want to communicate quickly instead of cramming grammar. -With simple dialogs for the most common daily and vacation situations: in the hotel, on the train or in the supermarket -With typical illustrations, scenes, and diagrams to help you learn -With the most important words and phrases in Spanish to get started right away -With transcription for each foreign word for correct pronunciation -The lovingly designed illustrations can also be used to point on it on vacation
Johann Buxtorf, Impresario of Hebrew and Jewish Books
Johann Buxtorf (1564-1629) pursued the study of Hebrew and Aramaic and the writings and rituals of Jewish tradition through a long and productive life as a professor at the University of Basel and an impresario of Jewish texts. The focus of this work is on Buxtorf's scholarly practices -- for example, the ways in which he read and made excerpts from a wide variety of Jewish texts, recycled them in his polemical Juden schul (1603), a treatise on the customs and ceremonies of Ashkenazic Jews, and surveyed them in pioneering if incomplete bibliographies. Using a wide variety of unpublished sources, including letters to Buxtorf from Jewish print professionals, this study follows him into the Basel printing houses that produced books in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Yiddish, and reconstructs how he worked there as both an editor and a censor -- even rewriting certain Jewish prayers to eliminate anti-Christian sentiments. Buxtorf took a special interest in the textual history of the Hebrew Bible: he argued that the vowel points and accents had entered its text at a very early stage. This study shows that Buxtorf developed his views in dialogue -- and debate -- with both Jewish and Christian scholars. He often expressed contempt for both the Jews whose texts he read and those whom he occasionally met in Basel, Frankfurt, or elsewhere, yet his passion for Jewish literature of every kind never faltered.
Roger Ascham's Themata Theologica
Roger Ascham is often classified as 'a great mid-Tudor humanist' and he is perhaps best known for his role as tutor to Elizabeth I. His most famous works, The Scholemaster and Toxophilus, have been extensively quarried and anthologised in studies on prose style and English humanism. By contrast, his Neo-Latin works that engaged with theology and key Reformation concerns have languished in the shadows of modern scholarship. Ascham's Themata Theologica('Theological Topics') is one of these, and its content has the potential to open up many an investigative avenue into the intellectual and religious culture of the sixteenth century. This is the first volume to offer a corresponding English translation. The Themata can be dated to the early to mid- 1540s, and was composed by Ascham while still at Cambridge University and serving as a senior fellow at St John's College. The work mainly comprises a compendium of relatively short commentaries on Scriptural verses (both Old and New Testament), many of which developed into expositions on difficult philosophical concepts, such as the notion of felix culpa(literally, 'happy fault') and some of the most intractable theological questions of the day, including the nature of sin, adiaphora ('matters of indifference'), justification and free will. This little-known text offers a rare opportunity to trace the course of Ascham's own religious maturation, but also offers fresh insights into the confessional climate at Cambridge University during one of the most turbulent periods of the Reformation in England.
Der einsame Weg
Das St羹ck spielt um 1900 in Wien. Nach Jahren begegnet der Maler Julian Fichtner wieder Gabriele. Einst hatte er sie verf羹hrt und verlassen, um seine Freiheit als K羹nstler nicht aufzugeben. Sie hat den Akademieprofessor Wegrat geheiratet, hat inzwischen in Felix und Johanna zwei erwachsene Kinder. Keiner ahnt, dass Felix in Wahrheit Julians Sohn ist. Gabriele, die todkrank ist und wei?, dass sie nicht mehr lange zu leben hat, offenbart den Kindern die Wahrheit. Julian hofft, f羹r Felix eine Vaterfigur sein zu k繹nnen, aber dieser bekennt sich zu Wegrat, dem falschen Vater und echten Menschen. Johanna indessen sperrt sich gegen die Zukunft, die ihre Mutter f羹r sie vorbereitet - sie verlobt sich nicht mit dem jungen Arzt Reumann, sondern liebt Herrn von Sala, einen alten Freund der Familie, den sie schon von Kindheit an kennt. Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931) war ein 繹sterreichischer Erz瓣hler und Dramatiker. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der Wiener Moderne.
G繹tz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
G繹tz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand ist ein Schauspiel in f羹nf Aufz羹gen von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Das St羹ck gilt als das bekannteste Werk des Sturm und Drang. Als Vorbild der Hauptfigur galt der fr瓣nkisch-schw瓣bische Reichsritter Gottfried "G繹tz" von Berlichingen zu Hornberg (genannt "mit der Eisernen Hand"). G繹tz entstammt der mittelalterlichen Welt des Faust- und Fehderechts, agiert aber auch St瓣nde 羹bergreifend, indem er den Bauern hilft. Mit seiner Figur st繹?t das auf gewachsenem Naturrecht und Treue gegr羹ndete freie Rittertum auf die dem abstrakten r繹mischen Recht verpflichtete Welt des intriganten Adels. Goethes G繹tz beweist zwar einen die historischen Konventionen 羹berwindenden Charakter, seine auf individueller Unabh瓣ngigkeit einerseits und pers繹nlicher Loyalit瓣t andererseits basierende Utopie einer idealen Monarchie lassen ihn jedoch in Konflikt mit der gerade entstehenden b羹rgerlichen Gesellschaft geraten. So k瓣mpft G繹tz von vornherein auf verlorenem Posten. Resigniert muss er letztlich feststellen: Freiheit gibt es nur im Jenseits, die Welt aber ist ein Gef瓣ngnis.
Why Do Germans Say That? Vol. 2 - German expressions in comic strips. 50 idioms explained.
Intermediate Dutch
Intermediate Dutch is designed for learners who have achieved a basic proficiency and wish to refine their knowledge of grammatical structures. This second edition offers new and revised exercises, sections on spelling and punctuation, and useful insight into differences in Flemish varieties of Dutch which may confuse learners.This Grammar, along with its companion volume Basic Dutch, provides clear and concise summaries of the essential points of Dutch grammar as well as opportunities to practice using the structures of the language. Building on the lessons of Basic Dutch, each of the 24 units presents a grammatical topic with an introduction and overview, followed by contextualized exercises to reinforce learning.Features include: - clear accessible format- many useful language examples- abundant exercises with full answer key- frequent references to English grammar- appendices on pronunciation, spelling, and strong verbs- index of grammatical keywords- glossary of words used in the exercisesSuitable for independent learners and students on taught courses, Intermediate Dutch, together with its sister volume Basic Dutch, forms a structured course in the essentials of Dutch grammar.
Why Do Germans Say That? Vol. 2 - German expressions in comic strips. 50 idioms explained.
An Historico-geographical Description of the North and Eastern Parts of Europe and Asia
Yale French Studies, Number 144/145
A call to reenvision and de-Westernize French studies and media studies through transmedial examinations of Senegalese cultural production, media practices, and art forms In this double volume of Yale French Studies, editors Doyle D. Calhoun and Cheikh Thiam argue for an intentional expansion of what counts as Francophone African writing through the study of cultural production, media practices, and verbal and visual art forms in Senegal and the Senegalese diaspora today. Drawing on contributions from artists, curators, and writers, this volume shifts critical focus away from works and their authors as privileged meaning-producers to myriad social actors (producers, distributors, consumers) and dispersed networks of production and circulation. The essays gathered here articulate an interdisciplinary call to reenvision and de-Westernize French studies and media studies. The contributors foreground the work of African scholars, artists, and intellectuals; challenge entrenched disciplinary divides; and highlight critical approaches that are transdisciplinary, translingual, and transnational.
The Mystery of Nils. Part 1 - Norwegian Course for Beginners. Learn Norwegian - Enjoy the Story.
Russian Word Roots
Russian Word Roots provides a systemic approach to Russian vocabulary acquisition, focusing on the most productive Russian word roots and their formation system to allow students to master both active and passive vocabulary more quickly.Each of the 17 chapters focuses on a specific word root and includes a list of vocabulary based on the root, along with various tasks designed to review the acquired vocabulary that will solidify students' grasp of word formation. With this textbook, students will learn approximately 300 new words and improve their ability to deduce the meanings of new words through common roots. They will also gain a deeper understanding of the meanings of prefixes and suffixes, enhancing their ability to communicate more precisely. This textbook will not only strengthen the students' Russian language but also sharpen linguistic skills in their native language by cultivating an awareness of semantic similarities across languages.Russian Word Roots is ideal for students with a Novice High to Intermediate Low proficiency level in Russian and an existing understanding of basic grammar concepts, including verb conjugation, cases, and word-formation patterns.
Discourse Markers in Romance Languages. Crosslinguistic Approaches in Romance and Beyond
The volume Discourse Markers in Romance Languages. Crosslinguistic Approaches in Romance and Beyond includes the outputs of the 7th edition of the prestigious international conference Discourse Markers in Romance Languages (DISROM). The contributions in the volume focus on topics such as reformulative discourse markers, syntactic and sociolinguistic approaches to discourse markers, discourse markers and discourse genres, corpus-based approaches to discourse markers, grammaticalization and variation of discourse markers across languages, discourse markers and their relation to other semantic and pragmatic categories.
Ahmad Taymour's Colloquial Proverbs; An English Translation
Among the many collections of Egyptian proverbs, the standout is this compilation by Ahmad Taymour, a pioneer and leading figure in the field of paremiology. The Colloquial Proverbs was first published in 1949 and includes 3,188 proverbs, along with explanatory notes. Since publication the book has gained immense popularity in the Arabic-speaking world. For scholars it is considered a thesaurus, a fundamental and indispensable resource for research. Translated here into English for the first time, this work will be of interest to paremiologists and proverb collectors, but also to those seeking insights into the mindset, character, customs and history of the Egyptian people.
A Grammatical Sketch of Cua
Cua is a Kalahari Khoe language spoken in southeastern Botswana (Kweneng District). It is closely related to languages such as Gana, Tshila and Tsua. The phonology chapter describes the consonant, tone and vowel inventories, as well as a system of depressed tones following aspirated and voiced consonants. Later chapters provide concise overviews of the morphology and syntax of the language. Cua is characterized by a complex system of person-gender-number markers (PGN markers), which play a role in the formation of the pronouns. The features defining pronouns include: singular, dual, and plural number; first, second, and third person; and masculine, feminine and neutral gender. There is also a distinction between inclusive and exclusive first-person plural pronouns.
Practising French Grammar
Practising French Grammar, fifth edition, offers a set of varied and accessible exercises for developing a practical awareness of French as it is spoken and written today.Practising French Grammar provides concise summaries of key grammatical points at the beginning of each exercise, as well as model answers to the exercises and translations of difficult words. The lively examples and authentic texts have been updated to reflect current usage.This is an invaluable resource for students and teachers of French at the intermediate to advanced levels.This book can be used alone or as the ideal companion to the fifth edition of French Grammar and Usage by Richard Towell, Marie-No禱lle Lamy, and Roger Hawkins (available to purchase separately ISBN 978-1-032-44463-5). An Instructor and Student Resource site also accompanies the book and offers additional resources at https: //routledgelearning.com/frenchgrammarandusage.
Lonely Planet Hebrew Phrasebook & Dictionary
Lonely Planet's Hebrew Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Indian phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Ask directions in Hebrew, visit theHoly Land and chat with locals; all with your trusted travel companion. Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation!Feel at ease with essential tips on culture, manners, idioms and multiple meaningsOrder with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoderSave time and hassles with vital phrases at your fingertipsNever get stuck for words with the 3500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionaryBe prepared for both common and emergency travel situations with practical phrases and terminologyMeet friends with conversation starter phrasesGet your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guidesInside Lonely Planet's Hebrew Phrasebook and Dictionary: Full-colour throughoutUser-friendly layout organised by travel scenario categoriesSurvival phrases inside front cover for at-a-glance, on-the-fly cuesConvenient features5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go10 Ways to Start a Sentence10 Phrases to Sound like a LocalListen For - phrases you may hearLook For - phrases you may see on signsShortcuts - easy-to-remember alternatives to the full phrasesQandA - suggested answers to questions askedCoversBasics - time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rulesPractical - travel with kids, disabled travellers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet, phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodation, directions, border crossing, transportSocial - meeting people, interests, feelings, opinions, going out, romance, culture, activities, weatherSafe Travel - emergencies, police, doctor, chemist, dentist, symptoms, conditionsFood - ordering, at the market, at the bar, dishes, ingredientsThe Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Hebrew Phrasebook and Dictionary, a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide, provides on-the-go language assistance; great for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture.About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet, a Red Ventures Company, is the world's number one travel guidebook brand. Providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973, Lonely Planet reaches hundreds of millions of travellers each year online and in print and helps them unlock amazing experiences. Visit us at lonelyplanet.com and join our community of followers on Facebook (facebook.com/lonelyplanet), Twitter (@lonelyplanet), Instagram (instagram.com/lonelyplanet), and TikTok (@lonelyplanet).'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)
The Latin Verse of Martin Luther
Martin Luther wrote a number of Latin poems, mostly using traditional classical metres, over the course of his career. He used them to praise friends, insult adversaries and express his faith in times of distress. Up until now, Luther's Neo-Latin poetry has largely fallen through the disciplinary cracks. Literary scholars have traditionally paid more attention to the Latin verse of more celebrated humanist poets such as Petrarch. Students of the Reformation have concentrated far more often on Luther's prose and his famous German hymns than on his Latin poems. Even scholars who are familiar with Luther's Neo-Latin poetry have dismissed it as of only marginal significance. As this book demonstrates, Luther's Latin verses are valuable cultural products that amply reward scholarly reconsideration. Springer's volume is the first to provide English translations of all of them. It also includes extensive introductions and line-by-line annotations for each of the poems, situating them within their literary traditions and contemporary contexts. As such, it enables readers to see that far from being a reformer who more or less repudiated the Classics, or someone who merely dabbled in them, Luther was a confident, even bold, Latin poet, who was serious about working out his own distinctive synthesis between Christianity and the language and literature of the ancient Romans.
Bbepx! Building on Your Foundations in Russian
Вверх! Building on Your Foundations in Russian is an innovative intermediate course that seamlessly blends rigorous grammar instruction with engaging and functional communicative class activities.The course revisits topics typically covered in introductory courses, allowing learners to consolidate and expand their foundational knowledge. A blend of cultural insights, reading, listening, and viewing exercises enrich students' cultural understanding. By presenting a range of examples from a variety of contexts, topics, and genres, students gain a broad and deep understanding of the nuances of Russian. Designed for those progressing beyond the basics, Вверх! leverages a core vocabulary of 1,500 words and strategically expands it by an additional 2,500 essential words, employing a color-coded system for ease of learning. By the end of the course, students will understand up to 70-80% of words in commonusage.The Вверх! Building on Your Foundations in Russian course consists of two volumes, each with nine chapters, containing everything students and instructors need for a dynamic exploration of Russian at the intermediate level. A companion website with a downloadable workbook, glossary, vocabulary files, and audio and video resources brings the course to life. The blended and modular format makes it easy for instructors to adapt the material to their learning goals and timetabling constraints.
Culture in Exile
This edited book breaks new ground by bringing together research on inner and territorial exile in the context of National Socialism in Germany and the Franco regime in Spain, and in proposing an integrated model of exilic cultural production. Original contributions explore previously neglected aspects of the inner and territorial exile cultures, focusing on the specificity of the national settings (including Catalonia) whilst also seeking to place research findings within a conceptual framework of exile which views the experiences and cultural manifestations of inner and territorial exiles not as polar opposites, but as interactions of response to fascist dictatorship. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of German Studies, Hispanic Studies, comparative literary and cultural studies, and modern history more broadly.
A Dictionary Of Yiddish Slang & Idioms
Yiddish was born in the eleventh century and has been the living language of the Jewish people ever since. Ten million people speak Yiddish (a low estimate), and the tongue is so universal that it has become a linguistic passport in most of the world. This is a fascinating, useful, sometimes riotously funny collection of colloquialisms, proverbs, curses, wise maxims and ribald expressions.
Teaching Russian Through STEM
Teaching Russian Through STEM: Contexts, Tools, and Approaches addresses the growing demand for language courses that respond to the interests of students who are increasingly majoring in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.This edited collection draws on the expertise of international contributors, addressing the challenges of teaching Russian as a morphologically complex language with a focus on vocabulary and syntax specific to STEM contexts. Through a variety of case studies, readers will access a theoretical foundation and practical examples of how to design and implement content-based courses with a focus on STEM. The book explores the challenges and opportunities of teaching Russian in the context of STEM, providing educators with the tools and knowledge to create engaging and relevant language courses for today's students.Teaching Russian Through STEM will be of interest to Russian language instructors, curriculum developers, and researchers in the field of Russian language pedagogy. It will be particularly valuable for those interested in innovating their language courses and aligning them with the growing demand for STEM education.
The Latin Poetry of Thomas Gray
In the first full-scale edition of Thomas Gray's Latin poetry, the Latin text and facing English translation are complemented by a detailed introduction and comprehensive commentary that situate Gray's Latin verse in relation to his vernacular poetry, epistolary correspondence, and, especially, his appropriation of classical and Neo-Latin literature.This book also traces hitherto unlocated manuscripts of several of his Latin poems, and includes an editio princepsof recently discovered Latin verses pertaining to his Neapolitan sojourn. Gray's Latin poetry presents an illuminating portrait of the artist as a young man, mapping his growth and development from his Etonian days to his undergraduate years at Cambridge University, to his continental journey and his return to England. Impressively eclectic in its scope and tone, it ranges from experimental renderings of English, Greek and Italian verse to more strikingly original pieces, including poetic reinterpretations of Alexander Pope's Essay on Manand John Locke's An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. Gray looks back to a classical past, offering imaginative re-readings of Lucretius, Virgil and Horace. At the same time, his Latin verse is firmly rooted in a postclassical world. At its heart is the theme of presences, whether sacred, imagined, absent or remembered, conveyed with a linguistic ingenuity that facilitates the encoding of homoeroticism in a Neo-Latin language of sensibility.
