Cheater's Guide to Speaking English Like a Native

Boye Lafayette De Mente (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2007
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-8048-3682-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Native English-speakers use a large number of proverbs and colloquial expressions in their daily conversations. This book aims to teach non-English speakers with the tools necessary to speak like a native.

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Native English-speakers use a large number of proverbs and colloquial expressions in their daily conversations. These common sayings, which evolved over the centuries, are like "codes" that reveal the cultural values and attitudes of the speakers. To fully understand and communicate in English, it's necessary to be familiar with these expressions and know how and when to use them. This book aims to quickly and easily arm non-English speakers with all the tools necessary to speak like a native.

Autor

Boye Lafayette De Mente has written many books on Japan's language and culture, including The Japanese Samurai Code: Classic Strategies for Success, Survival Japanese and Instant Japanese.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.8.2007
• Verlagsort: Boston
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-8048-3682-5 / 0804836825
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-3682-1 / 9780804836821
• Zustand: Neuware