A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish

A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish
Author: Mark Davies
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 763
Release: 2006-05-17
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1134314191

The only up-to-date frequency dictionary of Spanish currently available, this is an invaluable tool for all learners of Spanish that provides a list of the 5,000 most commonly used words in the language. Based on a twenty million word corpus evenly divided between spoken, fiction and non-fiction texts from both Spain and Latin America, the Dictionary provides a detailed frequency-based list, as well as alphabetical and part-of-speech indexes to ensure maximum ease of access to the information and efficiency of use. All entries in the rank frequency list feature the English equivalent, a sample sentence and, where applicable, an indication of major register variation. The Dictionary also contains thirty thematically organized lists of frequently used words on a variety of topics, such as animals, weather, materials, and family terms. A CD version is available to purchase separately. Designed for use by corpus and computational linguists it provides the full text in a format that researchers can process and turn into suitable lists for their own research work

McGraw-Hill's Spanish Picture Dictionary

McGraw-Hill's Spanish Picture Dictionary
Author: McGraw Hill
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-02-12
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780071428125

Gives exciting new meaning to the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words Perfect for children ages four-nine, these references employ stunning illustrations and photographs to bring to life the meanings of hundreds of essential terms. Filled with beautiful two-page spreads, McGraw-Hill's Spanish Picture Dictionary and McGraw-Hill's French Picture Dictionary each pictorially define more than 1,400 objects, people, concepts, and actions common to the everyday world of kids--from town and country, kitchen to classroom. Following the curricula of U.S. primary-school Spanish and French programs, the dictionaries also provide key phrases for children's first conversations incorporated within illustrated minidialogues that provide models for making introductions, commenting on the weather, stating their age, talking about what they are wearing, and other basic conversational situations. A great way to introduce Spanish and/or French, the dictionaries feature: Pictorial definitions of more than 1,400 essential words and phrases A blend of illustrations and photographs that will appeal to children of differing sensibilities Engaging scenes and double-page spreads that capture the mind and imagination

Basic Spanish for Orientation and Mobility

Basic Spanish for Orientation and Mobility
Author: Brenda J. Naimy
Publisher: AFB Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2014-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780891286516

Professionals providing services to people who are visually impaired work with individuals from broadly diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural groups. Many speak languages other than English. Basic Spanish for Orientation and Mobility is a new user-friendly, valuable tool for communicating O&M instruction to students who primarily speak Spanish. This handy and comprehensive manual provides O&M lessons broken down step-by-step and displayed side-by-side in English and Spanish. It also includes phrases and O&M terminology needed to convey instruction, and easy-to-read vocabulary lists

A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots

A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots
Author: Edward A. Roberts
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 954
Release: 2014
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1493191136

This work traces the etymologies of the entries to their earliest sources, shows their kinship to both Spanish and English, and organizes them into families of words in an Appendix of Indo-European roots. Entries are based on those of the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española.

A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots

A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots
Author: Edward A. Roberts
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 792
Release: 2014
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1493191101

This work traces the etymologies of the entries to their earliest sources, shows their kinship to both Spanish and English, and organizes them into families of words in an Appendix of Indo-European roots. Entries are based on those of the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española.

Spanish Picture Dictionary Coloring Book

Spanish Picture Dictionary Coloring Book
Author: Lingo Mastery
Publisher:
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2021-09-15
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781951949433

Spanish Picture Dictionary Pictures, Coloring, Quizzes, Spelling and more... You know you've never learned Spanish like this before! Learning a new language is a new way of meeting new people, opening doors in your professional career and attracting fresh opportunities when traveling around the world, as you may know. Spoken by over 500 million across every continent (even in Antarctica!), Spanish is the second-most spoken native language on the planet, so learning it will blow up your social and business circles! Yet, sometimes learning a new language can be complicated and even, well, boring... well, we're about to change that! We have created a whole new method and concept behind learning Spanish. A method based on fun. Say hello to the Spanish Picture Dictionary Coloring Book, the book that will change Spanish learning forever. In this amazing book, you will find: Over 50 different, detailed and beautiful full-size illustrations for you to learn while coloring them! Each of these 50 illustrations contains up to 20 items, by the way - that's almost 1,000 images for you to color! Ever wanted to know what a badger is called in Spanish? Maybe you need to know the word for 'weightlifting' or 'mistletoe'... No worries! This book has dozens of different categories to help you build your vocabulary. Challenging quizzes found every few sections will allow you to develop your Spanish skills even further; if you don't know the answers, we've provided an Answer Key at the end! Just to get started, we've added an in-depth basic Spanish guide at the beginning, including pronunciation, spelling, word order and vocabulary, among other crucial tools. This book will transform Spanish learning for good - no more complex textbooks, it's time to learn while having fun! The new way of learning Spanish is here. Get Spanish Picture Dictionary Coloring Book now!

Dictionary of Latin American Spanish Phrases and Expressions

Dictionary of Latin American Spanish Phrases and Expressions
Author: Eleanor Hamer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2002
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

Arranged alphabetically in Spanish, this collection offers phrases and expressions from all regions of Latin America, including both common meaning and literal translation. Also, for each entry an example and the corresponding English translation ensure that the reader will grasp subtle nuances of the expression. An additional section offers the Spanish equivalents to English expressions.

Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Spanish Dictionary

Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Spanish Dictionary
Author: Hippocrene Books (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-07-13
Genre: Bilingual books
ISBN: 9780781808897

Designed to be a child's very first foreign language dictionary (5-10 years). 500 entries, each accompanied by a large illustration.