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Call Number: Lang-Learn-LTN 473.21-Hu
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Previous edition: ©2002.
Includes index.
Part I: Getting started. You already know a little Latin -- The nitty gritty: basic Latin grammar -- Salve! Hello! Greetings and introductions -- Part II: Latin in action. The Roman family and social structure -- Food and housing in Roman life -- The Roman calendar -- The Roman Army -- Roman entertainment and sports -- Roman government -- More lasting than bronze: Latin literature -- Part III: Latin in the modern world, Keep it simple, silly -- The decline and fall of Roman declensions -- We all live in a yellow subordinate clause -- Latin in zoology and botany -- Translating and reading Latin -- Mottoes, sayings, and quotes: cocktail party Latin -- Part IV: The part of tens. More than ten loanwords from Latin -- Ten (or so) false friends: common mistakes in Latin -- Part 5: Appendixes. Noun, adjective, and verb tables -- Latin-English mini-dictionary -- Answer key.
"Latin for Dummies is the most practical Latin book around, showing you how Latin was used in the ancient world. Learn the basics, then have fun with action-packed lessons on what to say when you get invited to dinner in ancient Rome and how to understand what's going on at your next gladiator match. Okay, you might never use that stuff -- but we also show you how much Latin is till used in the modern world (believe it or not), in science, literature, law, and beyond. No need for caveat emptor here -- you're safe with Dummies" -- Back cover.
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For dummies
PUBLISHED
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2022]
Year Published: 2022
Description: xi, 413 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781119874799
1119874793
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Perkins, Steven R.,
SUBJECTS
Latin language -- Self-instruction.
Programmed instructional materials.