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Colloquial Swahili: The Complete Course for Beginners has been
carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a
step-by-step course to Swahili as it is written and spoken today.
Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical
and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the
essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively
in Swahili in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of
the language is required. Colloquial Swahili is exceptional; each
unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced
with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer
key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English
translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as
useful vocabulary lists throughout. Key features include: A clear,
user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build
up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of
grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive
exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad
variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points explaining
the customs and features of life in Swahili-speaking countries. An
overview of the sounds of Swahili Balanced, comprehensive and
rewarding, Colloquial Swahili is an indispensable resource both for
independent learners and students taking courses in Swahili. Audio
material to accompany the course is available to download free in
MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by
native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and
texts from the book and will help develop your listening and
pronunciation skills.
The magnificent costume of the Herero of Namibia, southern Africa,
is a stark reminder of the country's tumultuous past. In the late
19th century, the influence of missionaries and traders in German
Southwest Africa led to the adoption by the Herero of the European
dress of the day. Over time, the voluminous gowns, completed by a
cattle-horn-shaped headdress, came to represent the cultural
identity of the Herero women. The men's ceremonial dress also harks
back to colonial times: following the brutal war of 1904, the
Herero adapted the uniforms of German soldiers for their own
Otruppe ('troops') movement. In Conflict and Costume, acclaimed
photographer Jim Naughten captures the colourful Herero attire in a
series of spectacular portraits. Set against the Namibian
landscape, these dramatic images show the striking costumes and
their proud owners to full effect: men in elaborate, home-made
paramilitary uniforms, and women in floor-length frocks with
matching horns. Dr Lutz Marten contributes an insightful text that
places the dress in its historical context.
This book explores the interaction of syntax, pragmatics, and semantics in the behaviour of verb phrases, incluing noun and prepositional phrases, and how they interact with the information provided by the verb. It also considers how the component elements of linguistic theory act together to explain and predict what appear to be simple utterances, but whose structure may be hard to analyse. The structure of 'Fran is baking Mary a cake in the oven' must be different from 'Fran is baking Mary a cake in the kitchen'. The author explains how.
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