VOLUME TWO, UNITS 16 THROUGH 25, CONTINUE THIS INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN URDU. THE GENERAL FORMAT IN THE FIRST FIVE UNITS IS CONSISTENT WITH VOLUME ONE (IN WHICH THE SOUNDS, BASIC STRUCTURES, AND WRITING SYSTEM WERE INTRODUCED). THE LAST FIVE UNITS BEGIN WITH AN ESSAY WRITTEN IN URDU SCRIPT FOLLOWED BY A VOCABULARY SECTION, WHICH TOGETHER REPLACE THE…

THIS BASIC COURSE IN SPOKEN AZERBAIJANI, A TURKIC LANGUAGE OF NORTHWESTERN IRAN AND THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC OF THE USSR, IS BASED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE ON THE EDUCATED TABRIZI DIALECT. THE FORMAT OF THIS 25-UNIT TEXT CONSISTS OF SECTIONS ON--(1) BASIC SENTENCES PRESENTED IN "BUILD-UPS," (2) PRONUNCIATION, BASED ON A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS…

THIS REVISED 30-UNIT EDITION, ORIGINALLY PREPARED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PROGRAM IN ORIENTAL LANGUAGES OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED AS A SECOND-YEAR COURSE IN MONGOL. (MONGOL IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "MONGOLIAN," THE LARGEST MEMBER OF THE MONGOLIAN LANGUAGES FAMILY, WHICH COMPRISES A NUMBER OF…

See FL 502 583 for the first part of this article. (RS)

THIS MANUAL PRESENTS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE STRUCTURE OF KHALKHA MONGOLIAN, THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE MONGOLIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (OUTER MONGOLIA). THE AUTHOR USES THE TERM "CYRILLIC KHALKHA" TO DISTINGUISH THIS WRITTEN FORM FROM THE SPOKEN KHALKHA DIALECTS AND "SCRIPT MONGOLIAN" (EAST MONGOLIAN WRITTEN IN VERTICAL SCRIPT).…

This work is a revised edition of the author's "Spoken Uzbek," originally written for class use at Indiana University in 1952-53. Comprised of 25 lesson units and five review units, the format follows the general outline of the earlier ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies) "Spoken Language" courses: basic sentences are presented in build-up…

Twenty-three units comprise this basic course. Each unit consists of a dialog; questions on the dialog; notes on the syntax, morphology, and phonology of Kabyle; pattern drills; and a narrative based on the dialog. Early units (I -VI) also contain notes on the pattern drills. Phonemic transcription is used throughout. (DO)

THIS 15-UNIT INTRODUCTION TO URDU IS BASED ON A LITERATE VARIETY OF DIHLAVI (I.E. OF DELHI) URDU AS EMPLOYED TODAY IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN. BRIEF SKETCHES OF INDO-PAKISTANI LIFE ARE INCLUDED IN THE MATERIAL AND ALTHOUGH A LARGE PART OF THIS INFORMATION IS APPLICABLE TO NORTHERN INDIA AS WELL, MUCH IS STRICTLY PAKISTANI IN CONTENT. UNIT FORMAT…

This introduction to Akan is designed to provide the basic structures and vocabulary that a non-native speaker would need to use Akan. The text is based on the Asante dialect of Akan, and is divided into twenty units. Each unit consists of a conversation given in English and Asante, drills for the classroom or individual practice, grammar notes,…

This Baluchi text is intended for use in a one-year elementary course which meets (ideally) at least five classroom hours per week, with one or two more hours of practice in the language laboratory. It is designed to be used with a Baluchi native informant and a linguist, although the tapes prepared by the authors may, if necessary, replace the…

THIS READER IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF THE JOURNALISTIC TYPE OF LANGUAGE IN USE IN THE UZBEK-SPEAKING AREAS OF SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA (TURKESTAN). PART ONE, AN OUTLINE OF THE GRAMMAR OF UZBEK, PRESENTS THE ORTHOGRAPHY, PHONETICS, AND MORPHOLOGY OF THE PRESENT-DAY WRITTEN LANGUAGE (WHICH IS ALSO CALLED "LITERARY UZBEK"). PART TWO…

This guide provides information on the Lao language and alphabet for teachers of English to ethnic Lao refugees. Twenty-seven English pronunciation lessons dealing with the particular problems of Lao speakers learning English are included. Lao words are written in a phonetic Roman alphabet. An annotated bibliography of resources is appended. (JB)

This beginning text is designed to teach the student to speak and understand modern Kabul (Afghan) Persian. (It is suggested that the materials be studied with a native speaker of Kabul Persian.) Chapter I presents the vowels and consonants in initial, medial, and final position, with a brief description of their articulation and their closest…

THIS BEGINNING COURSE, DESIGNED FOR THE STUDENT WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE OF LINGUISTICS, FOLLOWS THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH IN TEACHING THE PHONOLOGY, BASIC STRUCTURE, AND VOCABULARY OF THE EDUCATED KURDISH DIALECT OF SULAIMANIA, IRAQ. THE CULTURAL CONTENT OF THE MATERIAL PROVIDES THE STUDENT WITH A GENERAL BACKGROUND OF SULAIMANIAN CULTURE. PART I,…

THIS BOOK HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO SERVE AS AN INTRODUCTORY TEXTBOOK FOR THE STUDENT WHO WISHES A READING KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN MONGOLIAN. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS TEXT THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ CURRENT PUBLICATIONS WITH THE AID OF A DICTIONARY. A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF LINGUISTIC TERMINOLOGY ON THE PART OF THE STUDENT IS USEFUL BUT NOT ESSENTIAL.…