The Comparative Vocabulary Study Guide, Spanish to English to Portuguese, highlights over 5,000 selected Spanish words that have either the same spelling and meaning as their English and Portuguese counterparts or contain easily recognizable English and Portuguese meanings. This guide jump-starts the student into a knowledge of Spanish or English or Portuguese, or all three, by concentrating on easily recognizable words common to these languages. It teaches a basic vocabulary by word association. This guide is designed after the "vocabulary first" method of language instruction as advocated by the author. The student then is taught how to structure a particular vocabulary into meaningful sentences and concepts.

A Comparative Vocabulary Study Guide: Spanish to English to Portuguese to Chinese is a four language vocabulary guide highlighting over 5,000 selected Spanish words that have either the same spelling and meaning as their English and Portuguese language counterparts or contain easily recognizable English and Portuguese meanings with a comparison to their Chinese language equivalents. Spanish is the language base for this guide. All Spanish words are given the general or specific meanings of Spanish currently spoken in Argentina. Spanish is the language to which the English definitions and the Portuguese equivalents are compared. The Chinese is matched to English definitions. This guide is designed after the "vocabulary first" method of language instruction as advocated by the author. It teaches a basic vocabulary by word association.

The Comparative Vocabulary Study Guide, Spanish to English to Portuguese, highlights over 5,000 selected Spanish words that have either the same spelling and meaning as their English and Portuguese counterparts or contain easily recognizable English and Portuguese meanings. This guide jump-starts the student into a knowledge of Spanish or English or Portuguese, or all three, by concentrating on easily recognizable words common to these languages. It teaches a basic vocabulary by word association. This guide is designed after the "vocabulary first" method of language instruction as advocated by the author. The student then is taught how to structure a particular vocabulary into meaningful sentences and concepts.

"The Comparative Vocabulary Study Guide, Spanish to English, highlights over 7,500 selected Spanish words that have either the same spelling and meaning as their English counterparts or contain easily recognizable English meanings. This guide jump-starts the student into a knowledge of Spanish or English, by concentrating on easily recognizable words common to these languages"--Page [4] of cover.

This new edition of Comparative Grammar of Spanish and Portuguese is a complete reference guide to all the aspects of Spanish and Portuguese. It is the ideal reference book for those who would like to learn and compare Spanish and Portuguese simultaneously.It presents a clear and easy-to-read description of the Spanish and Portuguese grammar with chapters divided into nouns, pronouns, verbs, prepositions, articles, etc. detailing how each of the two Romance languages operate. The book is well-organized, neatly tabulated, with separate subheadings for topics that require a little more language-specific discussion.This edition features:- Coverage of Spanish and European and Brazilian Portuguese and the information on the grammatical differences between the two variants of Portuguese. - Detailed contents section and index for easy access to information.- Hundreds of illustrative and authentic examples.- Coverage of all the grammatical aspects and useful expressions- Sections on the geographical, historical and cultural facts of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world. This book is written for learners who are particularly fond of or would like to concentrate on learning Spanish and Portuguese or just to get an all-round knowledge of these two Romance languages.Furthermore, the author has aimed to create a useful and must-have book for all those interested in the two main and most wide-spread Neo-Latin languages - Spanish and Portuguese with concise and clear explanations of all grammatical areas and numerous practical examples taken from current Spanish and Portuguese usage.This book bears in mind all the differences between Peninsular or Castilian Spanish (español peninsular/castellano) spoken in Spain and Latin American Spanish (including different accents of Spanish in Latin America), and the divergencies between European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese.Part II of the book introduces language functions, which is basically a phrase book containing all the important phrases and expressions learners need to know to start and maintain a basic conversation or to express their opinion.

Utilizing a historical and international approach, this valuable two-volume resource makes even the more complex linguistic issues understandable for the non-specialized reader. Containing over 500 alphabetically arranged entries and an expansive glossary by a team of international scholars, the Encyclopedia of Linguistics explores the varied perspectives, figures, and methodologies that make up the field.