Practical Spanish, a grammar of the Spanish language with exercises, materials for conversation and vocabularies

Fernando De Arteaga Y Pereira

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• Spanish language
• Grammar

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'PRACTICAL SPANISHPRACTICAL SPANISH
A GRAMMAR OF THE SPANISH
WITHLANGUAGE, EXERCISES,
MATERIALS FOR CONVERSA-
AND VOCABULARIESTION,
BY FERNANDO DE ARTEAGA Y PEREIRA,
HON. TAYLORIAN TEACHER OFM.A., OXON.,
SPANISH IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
PART I. PRONOUNS.NOUNS, ADJECTIVES,
EXERCISES
LONDON
JOHN ALBEMARLE STREET, W.MURRAY,
1902PEEFAOE.
THIS Grammar has been written for the traveller and the
business man as well as for the student. The andsubject
the mode of treatment are for of theseequally adapted any
three classes.
The scheme of the book is as follows :
Part with theI. and concludes with thebegins Alphabet
Pronouns. Part II. with the Verb and closes withbegins
the Interjections.
Part in theas treats firstI., volume,comprised present
of the and the and then toArticle,Alphabet proceeds give
rules for the Gender of and the formationelementary Nouns,
Plurals. Aof Feminines and discussion of thecomplete
Article and of the Noun is to the second volume.postponed
of these the AuthorHaving disposed preliminary matters,
Exercises before theto in order tostudent,proceeds put
familiarise him with a number ofquickly ordinary phrases
and In this the learner will make farexpressions. way
than if his attention weremore confined to therapid progress
mere of words. He is first how to useacquisition taught
the few words which he has and soalready learned, gradually
led toand almost others. Each Exerciseinsensibly acquire
is a the words to bepreceded by Vocabulary containing
in it. The are such asemployed subjects naturally present
in and ofthemselves difference be-daily life, many points
aretween and life incidentallyEnglish Spanish explained.
includeThe Vocabularies do not Verbs. These areVI PREFACE.
embodied iu the text of the and withinExercises, printed
brackets. Care has been taken to the tenses of thevary
so as to meet the different ofVerbs, expression.requirements
inEach Exercise consists of two the firstparts Spanish,
the second in The half should be usedEnglish. Spanish
as a to accustom the ear to the sounds andReader,mainly
the to the forms of the The iseye language. English part
the Lesson so called. It deals with theproperly particular
of the terms in the to theapplication given Vocabulary
various of life.requirements daily
The Exercises on the Noun are followed by explanations
of the use the other ofof to andparts includingspeech up
the Pronouns. The student will find it convenient to glance
over this section while the Exercises. When hestudying
has mastered the he should be able tolatter,thoroughly
with some of andconverse should at thefluency,degree
that hesame time feel has been well in all thegrounded
of Grammar.principles
The Author will be forgrateful any comments, criticisms,
from those hisor who use whether asbook,suggestions
as learners.teachers or in he wishes toAnd, conclusion,
his cordial thanks to the several friends who haveexpress
assisted in the correction and revision ofkindly proofs.
FERNANDO DE ARTEAGA Y PEREIRA
TAYLOR INSTITUTION, OXFORD,
1901.26th October