Marcel Danesi

Using Italian Vocabulary (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Using Italian Vocabulary provides the student of Italian with an in-depth, structured approach to the learning of vocabulary. It can be used for intermediate and advanced undergraduate courses, or as a supplementary manual at all levels - including elementary level - to supplement the study of vocabulary. The book is made up of twenty units covering topics that range from clothing and jewellery, to politics and environmental issues, with each unit consisting of words and phrases that have been organized thematically and according to levels so as to facilitate their acquisition. The book will enable students to acquire a comprehensive control of both concrete and abstract vocabulary allowing them to carry out essential communicative and interactional tasks. * A practical topic-based textbook that can be inserted into all types of course syllabi * Provides exercises and activities for classroom and self-study * Answers are provided for a number of exercises

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511074233
• Artikelnr.: 38193930

Autorenporträt

Marcel Danesi is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, and holds an appointment at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education as professor and researcher in bilingual education. Danesi is the author of some of CSPI's most prominent and engaging texts, including Linguistic Anthropology (2012); Geeks, Goths, and Gangstas (2010); and Messages, Signs and Meanings (2004). Danesi has published hundreds of books on language, semiotics, and puzzles, as well as language manuals for the study of Italian and Spanish; he is editor-in-chief of Semiotica, the official journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies. In 1998, Danesi was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, the Toronto Star, and Psychology Today. A guest on several broadcast outlets, including National Public Radio; Danesi writes 1950s-inspired music and plays the piano for his rock 'n roll band, The Semiotones.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Towns, cities, and building
The household
Gardens
2. The physical world
The animal world
The weather
3. The body
Health services
4. Physical appearance
Body language
5. Personality
Behavior
6. Clothing, footwear, and accessories
Food and drink
7. Perception, moods, and the mind
Materials and textures
8. Quantity, shape, measurement, and size
Containers
9. The arts
The media
10. Literature and writing
Expression, interacting, speaking, reading, writing, and phoning
11. Leisure
Sport
12. Travel
Transportation
13. The life cycle
Religion
14. Education
Science
15. Agriculture
Industry
16. The business world
Employment
17. The office and computing
Communications
18. Law
Finance
19. Geography
History and war
20. Politics
Social services and social issues.