The Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabulary: 30,000 Words Through Cognates, Roots, and Suffixes - Paperback

by Scott Thomas (Author)

A new, and dramaticallyimproved, three-prongedapproach to learning Spanishvocabulary

The Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabularyis much, much more than a Spanish vocabularyreference! This unique and completeresource combines three complementaryapproaches to vocabulary building--cognates, root families, and suffixes--toinstantly increase word familiarity and aidmemorization.

Whether for active face-to-face communicationor passive comprehension of written orspoken words, an in-depth knowledge ofvocabulary is the key to foreign languagemastery. The Big Red Book of SpanishVocabulary makes acquiring this masterysimpler and more straightforward than everbefore by providing:

• An extensive thematic list of Spanishcognates and an alphabetic glossary ofSpanish root families--both with morethan 14,000 entries
• A comprehensive listing of the 130 mostcommon Spanish suffixes, with 4,000common examples
• A frequency index listing the 5,000 mostfrequently used words in Spanish
• An alphabetic index cross-referencingevery entry in the root, suffix, andfrequency sections

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The easiest way to add more than 30,000 words to your Spanish vocabulary!

You know the basics of Spanish, but if you really want to develop your language skills, you need to have a larger cache of Spanish words that you are comfortable using in conversation or in writing. The Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabulary is a remarkably effective tool that will help you add thousands of words to your Spanish repertoire by organizing them into logical groupings, making memorization a snap.

The 30,000 Spanish vocabulary terms are divided into the following sections:

• Cognates: These words are similar in Spanish and English, making them the easiest to learn. This section contains 14,000 cognates thematically arranged into twenty key topics.
• Root families: Another easy way to expand your vocabulary is to become familiar with related word families that have the same root. This section contains 14,000 terms grouped into 2,200 root categories.
• Suffixes: More than most languages, Spanish relies on suffixes to denote parts of speech and convey nuances of meaning. This section contains 4,600 terms grouped into 130 of the most common Spanish suffixes.

The Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabulary also includes a Frequency Table listing the 5,000 most commonly used words in Spanish and an Alphabetical Index cross-referencing every entry in the root, suffix, and frequency sections.

Whether for school, business, travel, or just for fun, The Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabulary will give you the major boost in vocab you need!

Author Biography

Scott Thomas and Gaby Thomas are veteran translators, interpreters, and teachers. Rose Nash, Ph.D., is a professor emerita of Linguistics. Dorothy Richmond is a successful author of Spanish-language books.