Nahuatl as Written - (Nahuatl Studies Series;) by James Lockhart (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book, based on many years of teaching the natural language, is a set of lessons that can be understood by students working alone or used in organized classes and contains an abundance of examples that serve as exercises.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book, based on many years of teaching the natural language, is a set of lessons that can be understood by students working alone or used in organized classes and contains an abundance of examples that serve as exercises.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"A volume that can be understood by students working alone, as well as by those taking Nahuatl classes. Nahuatl as Written presumes no previous knowledge of the language. . . . [It] is being issued simultaneously with Lockhart's bilingual edition of Horacio Carochi's 1645 Grammar of the Mexican Language. . . . The two works are complementary."--Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts<br>"This book is clear and easy to use, providing all the essential elements one needs to undertake translation of Nahuatl documents. It transforms the effort of learning this fascinating but difficult language into an enjoyable and rewarding challenge. It is another notable achievement in Lockhart's impressive career."--Caterina Pizzigoni, University of London<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A volume that can be understood by students working alone, as well as by those taking Nahuatl classes. <i>Nahuatl as Written</i> presumes no previous knowledge of the language. . . . [It] is being issued simultaneously with Lockhart's bilingual edition of Horacio Carochi's 1645 <i>Grammar of the Mexican Language</i>. . . . The two works are complementary.--<i>Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts</i><br><br>This book is clear and easy to use, providing all the essential elements one needs to undertake translation of Nahuatl documents. It transforms the effort of learning this fascinating but difficult language into an enjoyable and rewarding challenge. It is another notable achievement in Lockhart's impressive career.--Caterina Pizzigoni "University of London"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>James Lockhart is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. Among his many books are <i>The Nahuas After the Conquest: A Social and Cultural History of the Indians of Central Mexico, Sixteenth Through Eighteenth Centuries</i> (Stanford, 1992) and <i>Of Things of the Indies: Essays Old and New in Early Latin American History</i> (Stanford, 1999)
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