Using Italian : a guide to contemporary usage /
This 2002 book is a guide to Italian usage for students who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their knowledge. Unlike conventional grammars, it gives special attention to those areas of vocabulary and grammar which cause most difficulty to English-speakers. Careful...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Varieties of language
- Misleading similarities
- Fields of meaning : synonyms
- Complex verbal expressions
- Affective suffixes
- Idioms, similes, and proverbs
- Personal names
- Geographical and astronomical names
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Latin expressions and sayings
- Grammatical terms
- Numerals and telephone conventions
- Measurement
- Gender
- Number
- Pronouns
- Comparison
- Word order
- Negation
- Periphrases
- Verbs of movement
- Auxiliary verbs in compound tenses
- The passive
- Reflexives and impersonals
- Italian prepositions
- English prepositions
- Prepositional constructions with verbs and adjectives
- Use of tenses
- Sequence of tenses
- The subjunctive
- Conditional sentences
- Subordinate clauses
- Interjections
- Fillers
- Connector words and expressions.
