Burmese (Myanmar)
An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 1
1st Edition
Published on 10. May 2016
300 pages
978-1-60909-222-1 (ISBN)
Description
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ithaca
United States
Publishing group
Cornell University Press
ISBN-13
978-1-60909-222-1 (9781609092221)
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11/2010
Northern Illinois University Press
€67.12
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Persons
John Okell. with U Saw Tun and Daw Khin Mya Swe
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note from the Author
- General Introduction
- Scope of the Four Volumes
- Words of Advice
- Part 1: Groundwork
- Introduction
- 1. "Groundwork" and "Dialogues
- 2. Lesson Structure
- 3. Material supplementary to the Lessons
- 4. How to use BISL Part 1
- 5. Using BISL Part 1 with a teacher
- 6. Lesson contents: Finder List for BISL Part 1
- The Lessons
- Lessons 1 to 20
- Overview
- Lessons 21 to 46
- Overview
- Grammar
- Numbers
- Vocabulary
- Common Phrases Supplement
- 1. Classroom greetings
- 2. Handy phrases
- 3. Reference Section
- Part 2: Dialogues
- Introduction
- 1. Scope
- 2. Lesson structure
- 3. Using Part 2 with a teacher
- 4. Free range speech
- The Topics: Level 1
- 1. Asking the way
- 2. Taking photographs
- 3. Taking a taxi
- 4. Cafes and restaurants
- 5. Shops
- 6. About your command of Burmese
- 7. About your travels: past trips
- 8. About your travels: trips in prospect
- 9. About your travels: current trip
- 10A. You and yours
- 10B. You and yours (continued)
- 11. Arranging to meet again
- 12. Making a phone call
- Appendices
- 1. The sound system of Burmese
- 2. Burmese
- 3. Romanizing Burmese
- 4. Index to notes, maps and illustrations
- 5. Combined vocublary for Part I, including the Common Phrases Supplement, and for Part 2, Level 1
