501 Italian Verbs (501 Series) (Barron's 501 Verbs) - Softcover

Marcel Danesi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438075219 ISBN 13: 9781438075211

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S., 2015

Synopsis

The bestselling 501 Verbs Series is the #1 reference source for verb usage in virtually every major language. It's printed in two colors, features tinted page edges for ease of reference, and comes with extra help for students in the form of a CD-ROM. This edition presents the most important and most commonly used Italian verbs arranged alphabetically with English translations in chart form, one verb per page, and conjugated in all persons and tenses, both active and passive. The accompanying CD-ROM gives students extra practice with crossword puzzles and games. This combined book and software package is a comprehensive guide to verb usage with a wealth of reference material and language tips, including a bilingual list of more than 1,250 additional Italian verbs, helpful expressions and idioms for travelers, and verb drills and short tests with all questions answered and explained. Learning French is easy with help from 501 Italian Verbs!

About this title

About the Author:

Marcel Danesi was born in Lucca, Italy. He has a Ph.D. in Italian Linguistics and is the Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory and Professor of Semiotics and Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Danesi has been a visiting professor at Rutgers University, the University of Rome "La Sapienza," the Catholic University of Milan, and has given lectures throughout the academic world. He also holds an appointment at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education as professor and researcher in bilingual education. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1998, founded a research center (Center for Communication and Information Sciences), and is the Editor-in-Chief of Semiotica, the official journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies. Dr. Danesi has authored and coauthored numerous language manuals for the study of Italian and Spanish, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, among other print publications, and he has been a guest on several broadcast outlets including National Public Radio.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1438075219
• ISBN 13: 9781438075211
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 680