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Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish by Joseph J. Keenan (1994, Mass Market)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Texas Press

ISBN-10029274322X

ISBN-139780292743229

eBay Product ID (ePID)15038287437

Product Key Features

Number of Pages232 Pages

Publication NameBreaking Out of Beginner's Spanish

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSpanish

Publication Year1994

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorJoseph J. Keenan

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight22.9 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN94-004316

Reviews" . . .a breakthrough . . .indispensable reading for any non-native speaker of Spanish . . ." William F. Harrison, co-author ofSpanish Memory Book: A New Approach to Vocabulary Building

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal468.3421

Table Of ContentForeword and Forewarning AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Ten Ways to Avoid Being Taken for a Gringo 2. Minding Your Verbal Manners3. Tricksters 4. Our Fellow Human Beings 5. The Secret Life of Verbs 6. The Twilight Zone 7. Sixty-four Verbs, Up Close and Personal 8. Cranking Up Your Spanish 9. Snappy Answers 10. Invective and Obscenity 11. Which Is Which? 12. Say It Right

SynopsisOffers English speakers with a basic knowledge of Spanish hundreds of tips for using the language more fluently and colloquially, Many language books are boring-this one is not. Written by a native English speaker who learned Spanish the hard way-by trying to talk to Spanish-speaking people-it offers English speakers with a basic knowledge of Spanish hundreds of tips for using the language more fluently and colloquially, with fewer obvious "gringo" errors. Writing with humor, common sense, and a minimum of jargon, Joseph Keenan covers everything from pronunciation, verb usage, and common grammatical mistakes to the subtleties of addressing other people, "trickster" words that look alike in both languages, inadvertent obscenities, and intentional swearing. He guides readers through the set phrases and idiomatic expressions that pepper the native speaker's conversation and provides a valuable introduction to the most widely used Spanish slang. With this book, both students in school and adult learners who never want to see another classroom can rapidly improve their speaking ability. Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish will be an essential aid in passing the supreme language test-communicating fluently with native speakers., Many language books are boring--this one is not. Written by a native English speaker who learned Spanish the hard way--by trying to talk to Spanish-speaking people--it offers English speakers with a basic knowledge of Spanish hundreds of tips for using the language more fluently and colloquially, with fewer obvious "gringo" errors. Writing with humor, common sense, and a minimum of jargon, Joseph Keenan covers everything from pronunciation, verb usage, and common grammatical mistakes to the subtleties of addressing other people, "trickster" words that look alike in both languages, inadvertent obscenities, and intentional swearing. He guides readers through the set phrases and idiomatic expressions that pepper the native speaker's conversation and provides a valuable introduction to the most widely used Spanish slang. With this book, both students in school and adult learners who never want to see another classroom can rapidly improve their speaking ability. Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish will be an essential aid in passing the supreme language test-communicating fluently with native speakers.

LC Classification NumberPC4121.K38 1994