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Learn Italian with ease!
This audiobook is for those who want an easy-to-follow guide that will make learning the Italian language both fun and simple. This audiobook is specifically created for travelers, students, and businesspeople who visit Italian-speaking countries.
Whether you're a just starting out or are already familiar with the Italian language, this audiobook will help you with speaking, writing, and understanding Italian!
The topics covered in this audiobook include:
- Pronunciation
- Basic grammar rules
- Adjectives
- Pronouns
- Prepositions
- Italian verbs
- Propositions
- Complements
- Useful vocabulary
- And much more!
Get the audiobook now so you can start learning Italian!
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,067
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,414
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,400
E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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an enlightening book; very well read
- De A.B.Oxford en 06-03-06
De: E. H. Gombrich
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The Prodigal Tongue
- The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English
- De: Lynne Murphy
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
"If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd sound like an American." "English accents are the sexiest." "Americans have ruined the English language." "Technology means everyone will have to speak the same English." Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality of the special relationship between British and American English.
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2 out of 5 stars
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TOO MUCH BITTERNESS
- De Tina en 08-27-20
De: Lynne Murphy
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The Art of Language Invention
- From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building
- De: David J. Peterson
- Narrado por: David J. Peterson
- Duración: 9 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 89
From master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for sci-fi and fantasy fans, writers, game creators, and language lovers. Peterson offers a captivating overview of language creation, covering its history from Tolkien's creations and Klingon to today's thriving global community of conlangers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great resource, but not conducive to audiobook
- De Ashley T. en 04-18-16
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Born to Kvetch
- Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods
- De: Michael Wex
- Narrado por: Michael Wex
- Duración: 10 h y 22 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 174
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 93
As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive persecution: they never stopped kvetching about God, gentiles, children, and everything else.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating, but...
- De Christopher B. en 04-05-16
De: Michael Wex
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
- The Untold History of English
- De: John McWhorter
- Narrado por: John McWhorter
- Duración: 5 h y 22 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,028
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,404
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,380
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar. Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great for casual linguists
- De Bertie en 01-11-10
De: John McWhorter
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Words and Rules
- The Ingredients of Language
- De: Steven Pinker
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 13 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 165
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 145
First published in 2000, Words and Rules remains one of Pinker's most provocative and accessible books, illuminating the fascinating relationship between the brain, the mind, and how language makes us humans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing how much irregular verbs can teach.
- De Tristan en 04-10-16
De: Steven Pinker
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The Glamour of Grammar
- De: Roy Peter Clark
- Narrado por: Roy Peter Clark
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 40
Early in the history of English, glamour and grammar were the same word, linked to enchantment and magical spells. Now grammar brings to mind language bullies and bored-out-of-their-skulls students. Roy Peter Clark, one of America’s most influential writing teachers, wants to change that by putting the glamour back into grammar.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Wasteful
- De ABID en 12-05-13
De: Roy Peter Clark
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The Grammar of God
- A Journey into the Words and Worlds of the Bible
- De: Aviya Kushner
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 6 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
In this eye-opening chronicle, Kushner tells the story of her vibrant relationship to the Bible and along the way illustrates how the differences in translation affect our understanding of our culture's most important written work.
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4 out of 5 stars
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a sobering read
- De Amazon Customer en 03-28-17
De: Aviya Kushner