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A Guide to Dominican Spanish
- Easily Learn the Language of the Dominican Republic
- Narrado por: Tiffany Yi
- Duración: 5 h y 49 m
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This audio course teaches you Spanish as spoken in the Dominican Republic, including unique phrases and nuances of the language as compared to more broadly spoken generic Spanish. Three narrators are used to give you exposure to different Dominican accents and pronunciations throughout the course over 10 learning sessions. This is a useful guide if you are traveling to the Dominican Republic for work or pleasure.
Core vocabulary words and phrases are included that can be put to daily use, along with explanations of where Dominican Spanish differs from Castilian Spanish and the Spanish spoken elsewhere in Central America, such as in terms of pronunciation of specific phonetic sounds, the use of diminutives, dialects within the Dominican Republic, common phrases, and cultural norms related to food, clothing, transportation, and communication. Core vocabulary from topics such as greetings, weather, questions, time, places, numbers, colors, and many other core topics are also included. Songs, games, and activities are included throughout the course to make the language learning process more engaging and memorable. This is the ideal way to get started learning Dominican Spanish.
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- De Margaret en 09-25-16
De: John McWhorter
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The Art of Language Invention
- From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building
- De: David J. Peterson
- Narrado por: David J. Peterson
- Duración: 9 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 87
From master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for sci-fi and fantasy fans, writers, game creators, and language lovers. Peterson offers a captivating overview of language creation, covering its history from Tolkien's creations and Klingon to today's thriving global community of conlangers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great resource, but not conducive to audiobook
- De Ashley T. en 04-18-16
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The Mother Tongue
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: Stephen McLaughlin
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,262
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,095
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,089
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson - the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent - brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience, and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't) to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries.
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3 out of 5 stars
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More satire than history
- De Barbara Kindle Customer en 12-18-15
De: Bill Bryson
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The Story of English in 100 Words
- De: David Crystal
- Narrado por: David Crystal
- Duración: 7 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 231
In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ("roe", in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ("loaf") to cutting edge ("twittersphere") and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ("and", "what") to the more fanciful ("fopdoodle"), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Random but entertaining
- De Sean en 04-01-13
De: David Crystal
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The Prodigal Tongue
- The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English
- De: Lynne Murphy
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
"If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd sound like an American." "English accents are the sexiest." "Americans have ruined the English language." "Technology means everyone will have to speak the same English." Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality of the special relationship between British and American English.
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2 out of 5 stars
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TOO MUCH BITTERNESS
- De Tina en 08-27-20
De: Lynne Murphy