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Elementa Prima: The First Elements of Latin (1920) is a comprehensive introductory textbook for the Latin language. Written by Luther Denny Whittemore, this book is designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to master the Latin language. The book is divided into 29 chapters, each of which covers a different aspect of Latin grammar and vocabulary. The first few chapters focus on the basics of Latin pronunciation, noun and verb declensions, and sentence structure. As the book progresses, more complex topics such as participles, infinitives, and subordinate clauses are introduced.One of the strengths of Elementa Prima is its clear and concise explanations of Latin grammar. The book is written in a straightforward style that is easy to understand, even for beginners. Additionally, each chapter includes numerous exercises and practice sentences to reinforce the concepts covered in the text.Elementa Prima also includes a helpful glossary of Latin vocabulary and a comprehensive index, making it a useful reference tool for students and teachers alike. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in studying Latin, whether for academic or personal reasons.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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The underlying purpose in the preparation of this book is suggested by the lines of Horace from which the quotation on the title-page and the title itself have been taken: Ridentem dicere verum quid vetat? ut puerls olini dant crustula blandi doctores, elementa velint ut discere prima. What is there to prevent the teaching of Latin in an alluring manner so that the young student may be not only willing, but eager, to put forth the effort required in learning the first principles of the language? At best the study of a foreign language is difficult for the beginner and the benefits to be derived from it seem remote; and for these reasons, if for no other, it is the part of wisdom to encourage the learner and to ameliorate the difficulties in his way by employing a method of instruction that is both rational and attractive. It should be recognized from the very beginning that language is a medium for the expression of thought and not an arbitrary contrivance to illustrate grammar. Hence the immediate object of the study should not be to acquire information about the language, but to become acquainted with the language itself; and it should be self-evident that the portions of the language assigned for study should express comprehensible ideas. Each sentence should convey a meaning intelligible to the student and the successive sentences should have a logical sequence. In this book the material for study is based on the reading matter, all of which has meaning connected from sentence to sentence; and this applies to the numbered sentences in the reading exercises as well as to the matter arranged in paragraphs. In order to attract the students attention and to sustain it while he is working out the grammatical details, some suitable incentive must l)e offered, which should not be too obscure; and the acquisition of grammatical knowledge as such is not sufficien
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Elementa Prima: The First Elements of Latin (1920) is a comprehensive introductory textbook for the Latin language. Written by Luther Denny Whittemore, this book is designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to master the Latin language. The book is divided into 29 chapters, each of which covers a different aspect of Latin grammar and vocabulary. The first few chapters focus on the basics of Latin pronunciation, noun and verb declensions, and sentence structure. As the book progresses, more complex topics such as participles, infinitives, and subordinate clauses are introduced.One of the strengths of Elementa Prima is its clear and concise explanations of Latin grammar. The book is written in a straightforward style that is easy to understand, even for beginners. Additionally, each chapter includes numerous exercises and practice sentences to reinforce the concepts covered in the text.Elementa Prima also includes a helpful glossary of Latin vocabulary and a comprehensive index, making it a useful reference tool for students and teachers alike. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in studying Latin, whether for academic or personal reasons.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781436831024
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