Basic Italian: A Grammar and Workbook

BASIC ITALIAN: A GRAMMAR AND WORKBOOK

Basic Italian: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume. This workbook presents 23 individual grammar points in lively and realistic contexts. Each unit consists of jargon-free explanations and comparisons with English, targeting the more common difficulties experienced by learners of Italian. Grammar points are followed by examples and exercises selected to make use of contemporary Italian. Basic Italian introduces Italian culture and people through the medium of the language used today, providing readers with the basic tools to express themselves in a wide variety of situations. Features include: ? examples in both Italian and English ? grammar tables for easy reference ? full exercise answer key ? glossary of grammatical terms Basic Italian is the ideal reference and practice book for beginners and also for students with some knowledge of the language. Stella Peyronel is a lecturer at the University of Turin, Italy. She has taught Italian to foreigners for over 20 years and is the author of several Italian grammars. Ian Higgins is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews and is co-author of Thinking Italian Translation.

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BASIC ITALIAN: A GRAMMAR AND WORKBOOK

Stella Peyronel and Ian Higgins

First published 2006 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RN, UK Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. "To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge's collection of thousands of eBooks please go to eBookstore.tandf.co.uk."

? 2006 Stella Peyronel and Ian Higgins

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested

ISBN 0-203-64007-1 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0?415?34717?3 (Print Edition)

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