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As in the ever-changing English language, Brazilian Portuguese is colorful and ever-changing in its "g?ria" or slang (from the simply conversational to the vulgar)--and advanced students are often only exposed to the formal or classic literary forms of the language. A Dictionary of Informal Brazilian Portuguese, remains a profitable reference tool to help bridge the gap between the classroom and the streets and contemporary literature...

Georgetown University Press. 281 pages. Paperback. This reference work contains 15,000 entries, defined both synonymously and contextually. A Dictionary of Syrian Arabic provides Syrian terms for the language spoken in everyday life by Muslims primarily in Damascus, but understandable throughout Syria as well as in the broader linguistic areas of present-day Lebanon, Jordan, and among the Palestinians and the Arabic-speaking population of Israel. Entries include...

Includes one audio CD disc ( = 1.5 hours), plus a 601-page textbook. This important reissue, enhanced with an audio CD to supplement the first chapter of the text (sounds), is another addition to Georgetown's world-renowned Arabic language-learning materials and is considered to be one of the most outstanding descriptions of any Arabic dialect written for the English-speaking world. It is comprehensive in its coverage--ranging...

768 pages. Size 7"x10". Paperback. This dictionary is for English speakers and contains the basic Iraqi dialect. This volume serves as a comprehensive dictionary for English speakers. Using Romanized transliteration and transcription rather than the Arabic alphabet, it is further enhanced in most cases by having sentences to illustrate how individual word entries are used in context, reinforcing the user's acquisition of colloquial (spoken) Iraqi...

768 pages. Size 7"x10". Paperback. This dictionary is for English speakers and contains the basic Iraqi dialect. This volume serves as a comprehensive dictionary for English speakers. Using Romanized transliteration and transcription rather than the Iraqi alphabet, it is further enhanced in most cases by having sentences to illustrate how individual word entries are used in context, reinforcing the user's acquisition of colloquial (spoken) Iraqi....

Includes 6 Audio CD, and a 272-page text book. This is an introductory course for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic but want to learn the Iraqi dialect. It it suitable for classroom or self-study. A detailed discussion of the consonants, vowels, and other characteristics of Iraqi Arabic phonetics--including pronunciation exercises on each CD--serve the needs of travellers, businesspeople, diplomats, archaeologists, and scholars who...

Includes Mp3 Files, and a 344-page text book. This is an introductory course for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic but want to learn the Iraqi dialect. It it suitable for classroom or self-study. A detailed discussion of the consonants, vowels, and other characteristics of Iraqi Arabic phonetics--including pronunciation exercises, will serve the needs of travellers, businesspeople, diplomats, archaeologists, and scholars who want to...

Includes 6 Audio CD, and a 272-page text book. This is an introductory course for those with no previous knowledge of Iraqi but want to learn the Iraqi dialect. It it suitable for classroom or self-study. A detailed discussion of the consonants, vowels, and other characteristics of Iraqi phonetics--including pronunciation exercises on each CD--serve the needs of travellers, businesspeople, diplomats, archaeologists, and scholars who want...

Includes Mp3 Files, and a 344-page text book. This is an introductory course for those with no previous knowledge of Iraqi but want to learn the Iraqi dialect. It it suitable for classroom or self-study. A detailed discussion of the consonants, vowels, and other characteristics of Iraqi phonetics--including pronunciation exercises, will serve the needs of travellers, businesspeople, diplomats, archaeologists, and scholars who want to learn...