Dover Language Guides Essential Grammar Ser.: Essential Italian Grammar by Olga Ragusa (1963, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10048620779X
ISBN-139780486207797
eBay Product ID (ePID)10038309108

Product Key Features

Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEssential Italian Grammar
Publication Year1963
SubjectItalian, Multi-Language Dictionaries, Multi-Language Phrasebooks
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorOlga Ragusa
Subject AreaForeign Language Study
SeriesDover Language Guides Essential Grammar Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight5.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal458.2/421
SynopsisIn this very useful manual, Dr. Ragusa has presented all the Italian really needed in everyday life and contemporary situations, without devoting space to the intricacies of literary, archaic and poetic forms that you are not likely to need. It is remarkable how readily Italian grammar lends itself to this form of essential grammar, for within this book Miss Ragusa has presented her material with so great clarity that you will probably remember most of what you have read after a single reading. Among the unusual features of this presentation are an extremely clear statement of the complex pronoun situation, an easily followed analysis of the various verb tenses and moods, and a most useful discussion of the many verb idioms that are so important in Italian., Logical, developmental presentation includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension and features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher., In this very useful manual, Dr. Ragusa has presented all the Italian really needed in everyday life and contemporary situations, without devoting space to the intricacies of literary, archaic, and poetic forms that you are not likely to need. It is remarkable how readily Italian grammar lends itself to this form of essential grammar, for within this book Miss Ragusa has presented her material with such clarity that you will probably remember most of what you have read after a single reading. Among the unusual features of this presentation are an extremely clear statement of the complex pronoun situation, an easily followed analysis of the various verb tenses and moods, and a most useful discussion of the many verb idioms that are so important in Italian. All the major aspects of Italian grammar are presented in logical, developmental order: vocabulary, vocabulary building, word order, turning negative sentences into positive and vice versa, forming questions, nouns, articles, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, verbal idioms, and whatever else is necessary to a knowledge of essential Italian. An appendix contains clear definitions of all the grammatical terms used in the book. Essential Italian Grammar is not a simplified grammar, not an abridged grammar, but a selected grammar for adult use, with emphasis upon explanation rather than rote memory, and with inclusion of much phrase material for examples. It can be used as a supplement to a course, as an introduction, or as a refresher for those who have already studied Italian.
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