Portuguese Memory Book

A New Approach to Vocabulary Building

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Foreign Languages, Portuguese
Cover of the book Portuguese Memory Book by William F. Harrison, Dorothy Winters  Welker, University of Texas Press
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Author: William F. Harrison, Dorothy Winters Welker ISBN: 9780292779327
Publisher: University of Texas Press Publication: May 28, 2010
Imprint: University of Texas Press Language: English
Author: William F. Harrison, Dorothy Winters Welker
ISBN: 9780292779327
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication: May 28, 2010
Imprint: University of Texas Press
Language: English
Mnemonics is an age-old device for remembering names, numbers, and many other things. The Portuguese Memory Book, by William F. Harrison and Dorothy Welker, makes use of this reliable memory help in a series of mnemonic jingles that are by turns playful, sardonic, touching, and heroic to help both students and independent learners acquire and remember Portuguese vocabulary.The mnemonic jingles present both the sound of the Portuguese word (indicated by syllables in underlined boldface type) and its English meaning (given by a word or phrase in boldface type): noite (f.) nightDon't annoy Chihuahuas in the night.If you ignore their bark, you'll feel their bite.This innovative approach to vocabulary building is simple, effective, and entertaining. The authors also include a general pronunciation guide to Brazilian Portuguese, particularly to the Carioca dialect of Rio de Janeiro.
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Mnemonics is an age-old device for remembering names, numbers, and many other things. The Portuguese Memory Book, by William F. Harrison and Dorothy Welker, makes use of this reliable memory help in a series of mnemonic jingles that are by turns playful, sardonic, touching, and heroic to help both students and independent learners acquire and remember Portuguese vocabulary.The mnemonic jingles present both the sound of the Portuguese word (indicated by syllables in underlined boldface type) and its English meaning (given by a word or phrase in boldface type): noite (f.) nightDon't annoy Chihuahuas in the night.If you ignore their bark, you'll feel their bite.This innovative approach to vocabulary building is simple, effective, and entertaining. The authors also include a general pronunciation guide to Brazilian Portuguese, particularly to the Carioca dialect of Rio de Janeiro.

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