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The complete idiot's guide to learning Latin / by Natalie Harwood.

Learning Latin (portion title)
Harwood, Natalie, (author.).

Summary:

Latin lives! The latest edition of our comprehensive Latin primer, this covers basic vocabulary, grammar, and construction in an approachable format that offers a refreshing alternative to the standard, stuffy texts

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781592575343
  • ISBN: 159257534X
  • Physical Description: xx, 378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: Third edition.
  • Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : Alpha Books, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1 Why Learn Latin? 3 -- 2 What Exactly Is Latin? 11 -- Part 2 What's in a Word? 17 -- 3 People, Places, and Things 19 -- 4 What's in a Name? More Nouns 35 -- 5 Let's Have Some Action 47 -- 6 Action Without an Ending-Verbals 59 -- 7 Good and the Bad-Adjectives and Accusatives 69 -- 8 Taking the Place of Nouns-Pronouns 83 -- 9 Where? When? How Many? 93 -- 10 Expanding the Time Frame-Past and Future Tenses 105 -- Part 3 Expressing Yourself in Latin 119 -- 11 Locutiones-Phrases 121 -- 12 Articuli-Clauses 133 -- 13 Theory of Relative Clauses 143 -- 14 Closing In on Clauses 153 -- 15 Simple and Not-So-Simple Sentences 167 -- 16 Compound Sentences and Beyond 177 -- Part 4 Reading Latin-Selections from Ancient Authors 187 -- 17 Selections from Republican Rome 189 -- 18 Selections from Vitruvius et al 203 -- 19 Look, Ma! I'm Reading Latin! 213 -- Part 5 Coping with Latin in the Modern World 223 -- 20 Legal Latin 225 -- 21 Medical and Scientific Latin 233 -- 22 Late Latin and Church Latin 241 -- 23 Live! From Ancient Rome! 253 -- Part 6 Grammar Workbook 259 -- 24 Workbook I: Working With Nouns and Verbs 261 -- 25 Workbook II: Adjective, Adverb, and Advanced Verb Work 267 -- 26 Workbook III: Working With the Remaining Parts of Speech and Other Complexities 273 -- A Vocabulary Lists 279 -- C Selections from Latin Authors Often Used in Traditional Curriculum 335.
Subject:
Latin language > Grammar > Problems, exercises, etc.
Latin language > Self-instruction.
Genre:
Problems and exercises.
Programmed instructional materials.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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