a polyglot dialogue book for English travellers in the Levant
Autore:
Anton Tien | Tien Anton
Luogo:
London | Londra
Editore:
Williams and Norgate | Williams and Norgate
Anno: 1879
Tipo: Manuale di conversazione
By Rev. Anton Tien, Ph.D., M.R.A.S., Formerly first-class interpreter to the allied forces in the Crimea
Williams And Norgate, 14, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London ; and 20, South Frederick Street, Edinburgh.
Metalingua:
Inglese
Lingue oggetto:
Greco
Italiano
Turco
Sistema di scrittura:
Latino
Disponibile su WorldCat
Consistenza: [VIII] + 155 pp.
2010 (Nabu Press), 2020 (Alpha Edition)
Si tratta di un manuale di conversazione (plurilingue: inglese, turco, italiano, greco), destinato agli inglesi che viaggiano nel Levante.
Le parti in lingua turca (ottomana) e in lingua greca sono trascritte interamente in alfabeto latino.
Nella prefazione l'autore menziona le lingue turca, italiana e greca come «the three Levantine languages which are spoken generally throughout the Ottoman Empire».
L'indice del manuale è in 4 lingue parellele: inglese, turco, italiano, greco. Si riporta di seguito l'indice in inglese.
CONTENTS
I. Auxiliary verbs.
II. Vocabulary.
III. Ditto (continued).
IV. Cardinal and ordinal numbers. The seasons. Months, days of the week, etc.
V. Asking and affirming. Surprise. Sorrow. Blame.
VI. Conversation. News. Going and coming.
VII. Age. The watch.
VIII. A visit. Breakfast. Dinner.
IX. Tea. Supper.
X. Marketing. Walking.
XI. Rain. Winter. Summer. Spring. Autumn.
XII. Money changing.
XIII. Directions about the way. Inquiries.
XIV. Needlework.
XV. Fire.
XVI. Meeting a friend.
XVII. Garden. Fruit. Flowers. Vegetables.
XVIII. School. Letter writing.
XIX. Rising.
XX. Travel talk.
XXI. In a shop.
XXII. Bookseller.
XXIII. Apartments.
XXIV. With an upholsterer.
XXV. To buy several articles.
XXVI. Tailor.
XXVII. Boot and shoe maker.
XXVIII. Physician.
XXIX. Hired carriages and omnibus.
XXX. Before departure and railway travelling.
XXXI. Embarking.
XXXII. During the passage.
XXXIII. Landing and custom house.
XXXIV. In an hotel.
XXXV. With the hotel keeper.
XXXVI. En route.
XXXVII. The Lord's Prayer.
XXXVIII. Parable of the Sower.
XXXIX, Parable of the Good Samaritan.
XL. Texts.