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Book Review: My First Bilingual Book: A Day / Um Dia

Posted on September 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

My First Bilingual Book: A Day / Um Dia, by Milet Publishing It is fascinating to read this book because the intense simplicity of what is said tends to make all the more obvious the assumptions that are being made … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Being Good / Serbonzinho

Posted on September 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

Being Good / Serbonizho, by Hakan San Borteçin This book is a very short one, indeed, it is a picture book aimed at toddlers in encouraging them to be proficient in both English and Portuguese.  Admittedly, the subject is not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Teach Yourself Afrikaans

Posted on August 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Teach Yourself Afrikaans:  Complete Course For Beginners, by Helena Van Schalkwyk As someone who has read several books in this series [1], the general pattern of this work was certainly familiar to me.  If you have read any of these … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Afrikaans-English / English- Afrikaans Dictionary

Posted on August 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Afrikaans-English / English- Afrikaans Dictionary, by Jan Kromhout One of the joys in being a fan of many languages is that it can be a joy to see how languages are sometimes very similar and very different.  To be sure, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lëtzebuergesch fir all Dag. Lektiounen 1-8. Exercicen

Posted on July 17, 2020 by nathanalbright

Lëtzebuergesch fir all Dag. Lektiounen 1-8. Exercicen, by Guy Bentner & Frederic Noens One of my pleasures in life is to randomly spend time reading material in other languages that I do not happen to now to see how much … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Studies In Hittite Historical Phonology

Posted on June 8, 2020 by nathanalbright

Studies In Hittite Historical Phonology, by H. Craig Melchert A book like this is going to have extremely limited appeal, and admittedly I read it because of my interest in obscure ancient languages and comparative linguistics.  This book demonstrates the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Beginning Hittite

Posted on June 6, 2020 by nathanalbright

Beginning Hittite, by Warren H. Held, Jr., William R. Schmalstieg, and Janet E. Gertz If you are somewhat familiar with ancient studies, you will no doubt have some understanding of the self-education process by which people can learn a little … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Proverb A Day In Biblical Hebrew

Posted on May 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Proverb A Day In Biblical Hebrew, by Jonathan G. Kline [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Hendrickson Publishers.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] As a reader I have greatly enjoyed Kline’s books on biblical … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar

Posted on March 10, 2020 by nathanalbright

Teach Yourself Portuguese Grammar, by Sue Tyson-Ward One of the advantages, if it can be called that, to trying to learn a language where there is a distinct lack of formal education in the United States is the creativity that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Complete Portuguese: The Basics

Posted on March 10, 2020 by nathanalbright

Complete Portuguese:  The Basics, by Jura D. Oliveira & Oscar Fernandez This book is a straightforward guide to teaching the basics of Portuguese, and although the book doesn’t have a lot in the way of frills, it has a lot … Continue reading →

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