Basque for absolute beginners


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Unlock the beauty and utility of a new language with this book designed for those starting from scratch, this comprehensive guide offers an easy and engaging way to learn essential words and phrases. Whether you're planning a trip, expanding your linguistic skills, or simply exploring a new language, this book is your perfect companion. What You'll Find Inside: 50 Themed Chapters: Each chapter is thoughtfully organized to cover common situations and topics, making it simple to find the vocabulary you need.Basic Words and Phrases: Build your foundation with everyday words and practical phrases tailored for beginners.Online Audio Pronunciation Support: Improve your speaking skills with access to high-quality audio pronunciations for every word and phrase in the book. Hear how native speakers pronounce the words, ensuring you get it right from the start.User-Friendly Layout: Clear and concise, our book is designed to be easily navigated, helping you learn at your own pace. Why Choose This Book Accessible Learning: Perfect for travellers, students, or anyone interested in quickly and effectively learning a new language.Comprehensive Coverage: From greetings and basic expressions to more complex sentences, you'll find everything you need to start conversing confidently.Enhanced Learning Experience: The integration of online audio resources ensures that you not only learn to read and write but also speak with confidence. Embrace a new culture, expand your horizons, and enjoy the process of mastering a new language. Start learning today!




Buying a Property in Spain For Dummies


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Buying a property abroad is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make. But don't worry – your Spanish dream needn't become a nightmare. From finding an estate agent and arranging a mortgage to negotiating the best price and moving in, this book is packed with practical advice on every aspect of the Spanish property market. It leads you safely and simply through the legal, logistical, and financial minefields, helping you maximise your time and your money to enjoy a hassle-free property purchase.




The Dynamics of Masculinity in Contemporary Spanish Culture


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16 Identifying the male: Language, humor, and gender performance in Companyia T de Teatre's Homes! -- Index




L3 Syntactic Transfer


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This book fills an existing gap in the field of third language acquisition (L3A) by bringing together theoretical, empirical, and practical accounts that contribute to informed teaching practices in multilingual classrooms. The volume is organised into three sections that focus on prominent syntactic transfer models in the field of L3A and together provide insights into the interplay of the influences of prior languages in L3 syntax and how we can enrich the practical field of instructed L3 acquisition. Part I includes original papers dealing with new developments of existing theoretical models on syntactic transfer in L3A and Part II consists of empirical studies testing existing models from different perspectives (formal, lexico-functional, and neurocognitive). Following these two sections, Part III discusses how theory can inform practices for L3 learning and teaching. This concise compilation brings to light innovations, not only in terms of theoretical refinements and practical implementations, but also in offering an impressive range of language combinations. This book is intended to act as a unique resource for scholars, applied linguists, language educators, both novices and experts alike, in and beyond the field of L3A.




Learn Hungarian - Level 2: Absolute Beginner


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Interactive. Effective. And FUN! Start speaking Hungarian in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Learn Hungarian - Level 2: Absolute Beginner, a completely new way to learn Hungarian with ease! Learn Hungarian - Level 2: Absolute Beginner will arm you with Hungarian and cultural insight to utterly shock and amaze your Hungarian friends and family, teachers, and colleagues. What you get in Learn Hungarian - Level 2: Absolute Beginner: - 180+ pages of Hungarian learning material - 25 Hungarian lessons: dialog transcripts with translation, vocabulary, sample sentences and a grammar section - 25 Audio Lesson Tracks - 25 Audio Review Tracks - 25 Audio Dialog Tracks This book is the most powerful way to learn Hungarian. Guaranteed. You get the two most powerful components of our language learning system: the audio lessons and lesson notes. Why are the audio lessons so effective? - 25 powerful and to the point lessons - syllable-by-syllable breakdown of each word and phrase so that you can say every word and phrase instantly - repeat after the professional teacher to practice proper pronunciation - cultural insight and insider-only tips from our teachers in each lesson - fun and relaxed approach to learning - effortlessly learn from bi-lingual and bi-cultural hosts as they guide you through the pitfalls and pleasures of Hungary and Hungarian. Why are the lesson notes so effective? - improve listening comprehension and reading comprehension by reading the dialog transcript while listening to the conversation - grasp the exact meaning of phrases and expressions with natural translations - expand your word and phrase usage with the expansion section - master and learn to use Hungarian grammar with the grammar section Discover or rediscover how fun learning a language can be with the future of language learning. And start speaking Hungarian instantly!




Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Windows XP Media Center


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Although the Windows XP Media Center is designed as a consumer product, it is actually more complex than the conventional computer and home entertainment devices it replaces. That's why this book--written in the fun, friendly Absolute Beginner's style--is required reading for buyers of these multitasking, media-centric machines. It is written in an easy-to-understand tone that won't confuse readers with lots of technical jargon.




Spain


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Spain: Buying a Property" gives advice on every step of the moving process, from the first stages of organizing visas and dealing with immigration and customs, to negotiating with estate agents, having surveys done and drawing up contracts, as well as restoring property and finding reputable rental agencies.




Adult Minority Language Learning


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This book examines the role of affective variables in the process of learning a minority language. It presents a comprehensive account of how adult learners’ attitude, motivation and identity are related to their awareness of, and commitment to, different dialects and varieties as target speech models. These issues are examined in the context of Irish, a minority language which does not have a standard spoken variety and where the vast majority of learners have no regular contact with native speakers. Using a mixed methods research approach, this study explores the relationships that exist between, on the one hand, learners’ attitudes towards the three main traditional dialects of Irish and non-traditional second language varieties, and on the other, their motivation and self-concept as second language learners.




The Basque Language


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The Basque language, unusual because it is not part of the Indo-Euroepan family, must be understood by anyone who wants to comprehend the Basques and their culture. This guide is the first practical introduction to the language available for the English-speaking audience.




Fluent Forever


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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.