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Pages: 240 (Paperback) Editor: James Morwood ISBN: 0198601093 Pub: OUP Oxford Pub date: 1998-03-26 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11248 |
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Latin phrases (0/0 people found this helpful)
A fascinating little book which takes me straight back to my schooldays. I bought it as a Christmas stocking filler for a friend, but I have been dipping into it ever since.
A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases (0/0 people found this helpful)
For the lighthearted academic letter writer and columnist - an irresistable collection of everyday Latin as expected from the Romans.
Ever wondered where that Latin phrase comes from ? This excellent little book will probably have the answer.
Comes with correct annotations and attributes to the Roman and Greek scholars initiating much of the content.
Never out of reach from my keyboard :-)
Good reference book (0/0 people found this helpful)
Having just joined our novice latin class at our local U3A I wanted a copy of the book the teacher was referring to. It is very good and easy to follow
A great book but not quite a dictionary of words. (13/14 people found this helpful)
For me a dictionary of words would list every word alphabetically with the meaning of the word. This however is a dictionary of phrases from which you can deduce what each word means, such as lupus in fabula (the wolf in the story) and lupus pilum mutat, non mentem (the wolf changes his coat, not his character), in this case lupus clearly means wolf.
This is still a good book and will certainly help greatly, it has a pronunciation guide but no grammar guide and it's hard to see how far into the language this book will take me.
If you want a book that lists all the commonly used Latin phrases then this is for you, if you want to learn Latin then this book should be supplemented which another that actually teaches you the language and proper grammar.
Really useful (4/5 people found this helpful)
Can explain familiar and less encountered latin phrases. You can link them with English and is also helpful if you're learning Italian or French. Knowledge of etymology is so useful when you're trying to deconstruct grammar of an unfamiliar language.
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