Using Italian vocabulary /

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Author / Creator:Danesi, Marcel, 1946-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description:1 online resource (x, 478 pages)
Language:English
Italian
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11137329
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ISBN:051107736X
9780511077364
0511075790
9780511075797
1282387103
9781282387102
9781139174558
113917455X
0521818826
9780521818827
0521524253
9780521524254
Notes:Print version record.
Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Danesi, Marcel, 1946- Using Italian vocabulary. 1st ed. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521818826 0521524253
Table of Contents:
  • 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