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American Italian Slang

Author : Anthony Longo

Publisher :

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 30,90 MB

Release : 2018-10-24

Category :

ISBN : 9781720666189

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AmericanItalian.net has enjoyed ten years of success as the definitive hub of the "pidgin language" developed by Italian immigrants to the New World, known as "American Italian." Extensive research into etymology and culture has culminated into this large-printed, easily-readable glossary, which provides a riveting ride of cultural memories. This book contains the 200 most essential phrases, accompanied by their meanings and origins. It also doubles as a physical archive to preserve this unique subculture forever in the homes of American Italian families!This 200+ page paperback glossary is optimized to enjoy the American Italian culture in private (as a coffee table book) with family/friends (easy to pass around, with large printed words), or a the perfect gifts for all of the American Italians in your life!This printed version adds approximately 40 NEW WORDS exclusive to this book, for a total of the 200 most essential American Italian phrases.



The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

Author : John Ayto

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 20,94 MB

Release : 2005-01-01

Category : Reference

ISBN : 9780198610526

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A dictionary of modern slang draws on the resources of the "Oxford English Dictionary" to cover over five thousand slang words and phrases from throughout the English-speaking world.



Dirty Italian

Author : Gabrielle Euvino

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 218 pages

File Size : 38,85 MB

Release : 2021-11-23

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1646042824

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This hilariously improper English-Italian phrasebook teaches you slang words, modern phrases, and curses you never saw in a classroom. You already know enough Italian to get by, but you want to be able to tell those inside jokes, greet your friends in a laid-back manner, and casually pick someone up at a bar. From “What’s up?” to “Wanna go home with me?” Dirty Italian will teach you how to speak like you're a regular on the streets of Milan or Rome. But you’ll also discover material that goes beyond a traditional phrasebook, including: Hilarious insults Provocative facts Explicit swear words Themed Italian cocktails And more Next time you’re traveling or chatting with your Italian friends, pick up this book, drop the textbook formality, and get dirty!





The Everyday Language of White Racism

Author : Jane H. Hill

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 10,20 MB

Release : 2009-01-30

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9781444304749

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In The Everyday Language of White Racism, Jane H. Hillprovides an incisive analysis of everyday language to reveal theunderlying racist stereotypes that continue to circulate inAmerican culture. provides a detailed background on the theory of race andracism reveals how racializing discourse—talk and text thatproduces and reproduces ideas about races and assigns people tothem—facilitates a victim-blaming logic integrates a broad and interdisciplinary range of literaturefrom sociology, social psychology, justice studies, critical legalstudies, philosophy, literature, and other disciplines that havestudied racism, as well as material from anthropology andsociolinguistics Part of the ahref="http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-410785.html"target="_blank"Blackwell Studies in Discourse and CultureSeries/a



1001 Easy Italian Phrases

Author : Marco Natoli

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 138 pages

File Size : 18,61 MB

Release : 2011-01-01

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 0486476294

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Tourists, business travelers, and students will appreciate this easy-to-use phrase book. Completely up to date with terms for everything from technology to current slang, it features words, phrases, and sentences for cell phones, computers, and social networking; travel and transportation; shopping; dining; medical and emergency situations; and more. Includes sections on grammar and pronunciation.



Talk Dirty Italian

Author : Alexis Munier

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 17,74 MB

Release : 2008-10-17

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1440515824

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This sort of Italian isn't Church sanctioned. Whether ordering a slice in Little Italy or riding along the Grand Canal, Talk Dirty: Italian is your guide to truly spitting the sauce. Loaded with plenty of words and expressions that could make Tony Soprano blush, you'll sound like you just got off the boat with entries like the one below. And with the curses, slang, and idiomatic expressions split into different situation-based sections, you're guaranteed to always know what to say--no matter where you are. Italian word: scopabile Definition: f**kable, lit. sweepable Phrase: Niente male la tua suocera; anzi direi che è propio scopabile. Literal Translation: Your mother-in-law is not so bad looking; in fact she's quite f**kable.



Conversational Italian for Travelers

Author : Kathryn Occhipinti

Publisher : Stella Lucente, LLC

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 20,61 MB

Release : 2015-07-15

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9780990383451

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The textbook, Conversational Italian for Travelers, is a fun, friendly book, not formal like most language books, and teaches everything one needs to know to travel to Italy. If you want to really understand the Italian of today, you need this book! We learn language and culture as we follow the character Caterina in dialogues that detail her travels through Italy. As she boards planes, trains, and finally takes a ride in her cousin's car, we learn how to do these things in Italian. When she meets up with her Italian family, we learn the phrases of communicating with others, including what to say if you meet someone special, how to go shopping and how to use the telephone. Finally, Caterina goes on a trip to Lago Maggiore with her Italian family, and we learn phrases needed to stay at a hotel, go sight-seeing, and of course, go to the restaurant and order wonderful Italian food! Many Italian dishes commonly ordered in Italian restaurants are listed in the last three chapters of the boo



Were You Always an Italian?

Author : Maria Laurino

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 48,9 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780393049305

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Journalist and writer Maria Laurino blends autobiography and cultural history in this revealing look at Italian culture and its impact on Italian-American, and American, life. Particularly valuable is her discussion of stereotyping (both nostalgic and negative) and her insightful description of her struggle, beginning in adolescence, with her own Italian identity. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR



The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 1

Author : David Burke

Publisher : SLANGMAN PUBLISHING

Page : 172 pages

File Size : 30,4 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9781891888083

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The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 1 takes you through the colorful and popular world of everyday American slang and idioms used by all native speakers of English in the US. It has been featured on CNN, BBC, Voice of America, and several other international TV broadcasts.For ESL (English as a Second Language) students, this book equals years of living in the USA and will help you to quickly integrate into the American culture by learning not only the slang and idioms, but we'll also take you through the contractions and reductions used by everyone such as I dunno ("I do not know") and D'jeet jet? ("Did you eat yet?") and so many others.Entertaining dialogues, activities and games will make sure you have a blast ("have fun") and don't sweat it ("get tense") as you get up to speed ("become current") on all the typical slang and idioms used by virtually every native speaker! So chill out ("relax"), kick back ("get comfortable") as you learn the real language spoken by virtually all of us in the USA!NOTE: Audio CDs sold separately.The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 1 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with:PartiesShoppingMoviesAirportsRestaurantsHealthMarketsAt SchoolDating