Crossword Italian! : : Have Fun Learning Italian by Solving Crossword Puzzles / / Marcel Danesi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Danesi, Marcel,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: Italian
• Series: Toronto Italian Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; About this Book --; Pronunciation and Spelling --; Comunicazione di base (Basic Communication) --; Le ore, il tempo, la gente (Time, Weather, People) --; Interazioni (Interactions) --; Vita quotidiana (Daily Life) --; In giro (Getting Around) --; Passatempo e vacanze (Hobbies and Vacations) --; Answers --; Outline of Language Topics --; Irregular Verbs --; Italian-English Glossary --; English-Italian Glossary
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442673632; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442673632
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Marcel Danesi.

Designed to teach the basic elements of the Italian language, this book is a breakthrough in the field of language studies. Its easy, stimulating, and enjoyable approach to learning Italian will benefit beginners and more advanced speakers alike.An opening chapter on Italian spelling and pronunciation is followed by thirty lessons, each one introducing a conversational theme centred around a crossword puzzle. The lessons present new words and expressions, sample conversations, and language notes, each one building on the last and presenting puzzles that are progressively more challenging. A number of chapters designed as reviews include word-search puzzles and anagrams. Answers are at the back, along with verb conjugation charts and language glossaries.An ideal learning tool for anyone who has little time for serious study but can always find a minute to do a crossword puzzle, this book will also provide an excellent course supplement at both high-school and university levels.