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Street French Slang Dictionary And Thesaurus Description: If a French native told you that the new movie is a turnip (un navet), should you go see it? Or if a passerby calls you a sausage (une andouille), should you respond by saying thank you? The answer to both questions is an indisputable, No! But how would a nonnative speaker know this? Thanks to David Burke` s newest book, there` s no need to hit your biscuit (se frapper le biscuit; to worry ) any longer! The Street French Slang Dictionary&Thesaurus offers English equivalents and usage tips for over one thousand French terms, including slang words, idioms, proverbs, colloquialisms, and vulgarities. It also offers an extensive thesaurus featuring over one thousand French slang synonyms for common English words and phrases all destined to make you feel like an insider in no time.... Read More about the "Street French Slang Dictionary And Thesaurus" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Street Italian 1 Description: Italian is among the top five languages studied by high school and college students and is also a popular language with consumers interested in culture and travel. But the language taught in the classroom is often not the language spoken in the streets of Italy. Street Italian 1 is designed to teach the fundamentals of colloquial Italian in ten easy and fun lessons. More than just a dictionary or phrase book, Street Italian 1 teaches readers how to use slang and idioms in conversation, including lessons on sentence structure, contractions, and verbal short-cuts. Each chapter is filled with puzzles, word searches, fill-ins, cartoons, and exercises to make learning Italian simple and entertaining. Street Language Series books have sold over 200, 000 copies... Read More about the "Street Italian 1" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Street Spanish 1 Description: If a native Spanish speaker were to tell you that the pez gordo (fat fish) met a merengue (meringue) with lots of pasta (noodles) who is going to become his media naranja (half an orange), you may not know whether to offer your condolences or your congratulations that is, unless you` ve read this first book in David Burke` s Street Spanish series. Street Spanish 1 lets you quickly become an insider by presenting some of the most popular slang terms used throughout the many Spanish-speaking countries. With the help of entertaining dialogues, word games and drills, crossword puzzles, and word searches, you` ll finally be able to understand the everyday language used on the street, in homes, offices, stores, and among family and friends.... Read More about the "Street Spanish 1" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Street Spanish 2 Description: Here`s the second book in David Burke`s Street Spanish 1, 2, and 3 series. Street Spanish 2 teaches the basics of Spanish idioms those quirky phrases that can`t be understood literally, but that are used in every conceivable conversational situation.... Read More about the "Street Spanish 2" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Street Spanish 3 Description: You`ve mastered Spanish slang, conquered popular idioms, yet still feel like an outsider. The reason is simple. You haven`t discovered the third piece to understanding everyday spanish: popular expletives and obscenities - those back-alley words and phrases constantly used in movies, books and coversations between native speakers.STREET SPANISH 3 is the first step-by-step guide of its kind to explore the most comon curses, vulgarities, and obscenities used in many Spanish-speaking countries. Chapters include: Dating SlangNonvulgar Insults&PutdownsVulgar Insults&Name-CallingBody Parts in SlangSexual SlangBodily Functions, Sounds&SmellsThe Many Uses of MierdaThe Many Uses of CagarThe Many Uses of CoqoThe Many Uses of Chingar&JoderBeing Obscene Unintentionally!DAVID BURKE is also the author of STREET SPANISH 1: The Best of Spanish Slang; STREET SPANISH 2: The Best of Spanish Idioms; STREET FRENCH 1: The Best of French Slang; STREET FRENCH 2: The Best of French Idioms STREET FRENCH 3: The Best of Naughty French STREET FRENCH SLANG DICTIONARY&THESAURUS all available from Wiley; plus STREET SPEAK&BIZ SPEAK (American slang and idioms).... Read More about the "Street Spanish 3" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Street Spanish Slang Dictionary And Thesaurus Description: Tus antepasados eran nobles? Me est s tomando el pelo! (trans.): Your ancestors were royalty? You` re pulling my leg! (lit.): Your ancestors are royalty? You` re taking my hair! La comida en este restauraniete est para chuparse los dedos! (trans.): The fod in this restaurant id delicious! (lit.): The food in this restaurant is to suck one` s fingers! While asking for directions, if a native speaker of Spanish were to tell you not to eat your coconut&quo (comerse el coco) just because some large onion (ceboll n) told you that your destination was in the fifth pine tree (en el quinto pino), you may not know whether to continue on your way or just give up and turn back that is, unless you` ve read David Burke` s latest book in his Street Spanish series. The Street Spanish Slang Dictionary&Thesaurus offers English equivalents and usage tips for over one thousand Spanish terms, including slang words, idioms proverbs, colloquialisms, and vulgarities. It also offers an extensive thesaurus of naughty Spanish slang synonyms for common English words and phrases all destined to make you feel like an insider in no time.... Read More about the "Street Spanish Slang Dictionary And Thesaurus" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Stylistics Description: Stylistics: is a comprehensive introduction to literary stylistics. The book covers the core areas, including register, dialect, vocabulary, grammar, sound and rhythm, speech and thought, narrative, dialogue, metaphor and meaning. The author draws on a range of literary texts, from Ernest Hemingway and D.H. Lawrence to Sylvia Plath, Roger McGough and Irvine Welsh. Also provided are classic readings by the key names in the discipline, including Derek Attridge, Ronald Carter and Walter Nash, Roger Fowler and Mick Short.... Read More about the "Stylistics" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Swedish: An Essential Grammar Description: This reference guide to Swedish as it is used by native speakers, focuses on the real patterns of use in Swedish. It should be suitable for either independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. The complexities of Swedish are set out in short, readable sections. Explanations contain minimal jargon and emphasis has been placed on the areas of Swedish that pose a particular challenge for English-language learners.... Read More about the "Swedish: An Essential Grammar" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Syntax Description: Critical analyses of this book argue that it has three outstanding virtues: it is comprehensible; it is truly comprehensive within its terms of reference; and it is without all but the most necessary footnotes and references. Furthermore the authors present their information in a readable way, and the book provides an introductory account of syntax without too much prior knowledge on the part of the reader. It is a volume which could be read with profit not only by those interested in language, but also those with literary interests.;The second edition of this introductory text has been extensively revised to take account of recent developments in syntactic studies. Dealing with the whole range of syntax, this book explains why linguists have adopted certain solutions to problems and not others. Syntax is often taught solely within the framework of transformational grammar; this book introduces the basic concepts used in the description of syntax.... Read More about the "Syntax" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Syntax And Semantics, Volume 26 Description: Syntax and the Lexicon is a dynamic investigation into the role of the lexicon in syntactic theory. Twelve chapters, authored by leaders in syntactic theory, provide a detailed yet easily understandable analysis of differing views on the lexicon in the field. Lively debates pepper the volume with interactive dialogue, and volume editors Tim Stowell and Eric Wehrli provide an insightful overview and introduction to lexical theory.Key Features Presents an overview of the role of the lexicon in syntactic theory Debates between major practitioners in the field Discusses the nature of argument and structure Debates the relation of argument nature to constituent structure and binding theory Examines the role of NP-movement vs. lexical rules in accounting for alternations in grammatical functions... Read More about the "Syntax And Semantics, Volume 26" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Thai: An Essential Grammar Description: Thai: An Essential Grammar is a concise and user-friendly guide to the basic structures of the language. Grammatical forms are demonstrated through examples, given in both Thai script and Romanized transliteration, with clear, jargon-free explanations.... Read More about the "Thai: An Essential Grammar" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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The Articulate Mammal Description: Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, this text tackles basic questions central to the study of psycholinguistics, such as whether language is restricted to humans, whether there is biological evidence for innate language activity, how children learn language, and how we understand, plan and produce language. The author investigates these issues with regard to animal communication, child language and the language of adults, and provides references and suggestions for further reading.;The book has been substantially revised, in particular taking account of the considerable changes in Chomsky`s recent ideas. As a result, the chapters on grammatical innateness, child language acquisition and speech comprehension have been largely rewritten.... Read More about the "The Articulate Mammal" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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