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- Rosetta Stone This link opens in a new windowOnline learning tool for 30 languages, from basic to advanced; self-paced tutorials for reading, writing, listening & speaking. You must first create a username/password before using Rosetta Stone.
- Mango Languages This link opens in a new windowOnline learning tool for 60+ languages; self-paced tutorials to practice reading, listening & speaking. Includes both modern languages several ancient languages (Koine & ancient Greek, Latin & Biblical Hebrew) . Also includes specialty courses (e.g. food & wine in French, Arab etiquette). Create an account with your Smith email address to track your progress.
- KLG Online This link opens in a new windowStandard reference work on contemporary German literature. Includes essays on writers, as well as complete bibliographies of primary and secondary literature. German, Austrian, and Swiss writers included.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowReference dictionaries and companions, including illustrations, web links, and searching individual titles or by subject area; from Oxford University Press.
- Scribner Writers Online [Gale] This link opens in a new windowOnline versions of American Writers, British Writers, European Writers, and World and Genre Writers.
German Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Oxford Language Dictionaries Online This link opens in a new windowUnabridged bilingual dictionaries for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese & Arabic, with native speaker audio pronunciation.
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie onlineGerman encyclopedia and dictionary
Italian Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Oxford Language Dictionaries Online This link opens in a new windowUnabridged bilingual dictionaries for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese & Arabic, with native speaker audio pronunciation.
Dizionario Combinatorio Italiano by
Le parole di una lingua non sono mai isolate ma si usano in combinazione e non con qualunque parola ma solo con alcune. Per parlare bene bisogna usare le combinazioni appropriate. In italiano si dice un tozzo di pane per indicare un pezzo di pane, ma si dice anche un tozzo di carne? E una discussione si solleva? O si solleva un'obiezione? Una discussione si affronta, ma un'obiezione? In italiano non si dice fare un appuntamento con qualcuno ma fissare o prendere un appuntamento. Ogni lingua preferisce combinazioni diverse e quindi è facile sbagliare quando ci si serve di una lingua straniera. A volte però anche il parlante nativo sbaglia o non è sicuro. Questo dizionario ricostruisce l'ambiente linguistico di circa 6.500 entrate per aiutare ogni parlante a comunicare in italiano. È destinato allo straniero che ha una conoscenza avanzata della lingua italiana ma anche al parlante nativo che è in cerca della parola giusta. Sarà inoltre molto utile per i traduttori, per il mondo aziendale, scientifico e quello dell'insegnamento. Un dizionario che si distingue dai normali dizionari monolingui e bilingui perché indica sistematicamente le combinazioni lessicali (circa 220.000), molto spesso spiegandole e/o accompagnandole con esempi (12.000) per chiarirne l'uso. --- Words are never used in isolation but in combination and not with any word but only with certain specific words. To use a language properly the appropriate combinations must be used. In Italian a piece of bread is a tozzo di pane, but is that the case for meat? Is a tozzo di carne an appropriate combination? If you want to make an appointment with somebody you should not say (as in English) fare un appuntamento but fissare un appuntamento. An Italian affronta una discussione (enters or tackles a discussion), but is it possible for him to say affrontare un'obiezione (to enter or tackle an objection)? Yes it is, as this dictionary shows. So every language has its own preferences in word combinations, misleading non-native speaker into making mistakes influenced by their own language. This dictionary reconstructs the frame to which 6,500 Italian entries belong and aims to help non-Italian speakers with an advanced linguistic competence to find the appropriate word combinations for communicating in Italian. Moreover, this dictionary can also be useful for native speakers who want to improve their lexical choices in writing and speaking Italian, as for translators, business people, researchers, teachers, and students. The dictionary, contrary to ordinary monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, systematically lists (nearly 220,000) word combinations, with explanations and with examples (approx. 12,000) to demonstrate their usage. Also available: Dizionario Combinatorio Compatto Italiano , a compact paperback student edition with 3,000 entries listing almost 90,000 word combinations.
ISBN: 9789027272317Publication Date: 2013-06-20
- Allgemeine und Neue Deutsche BiographieGerman biographies from the Middle Ages to present, with links to more than 230 online resources (literature, dictionaries and more).
- Dictionary of Literary Biography [Gale] This link opens in a new windowLengthy literary biographies by recognized literary scholars and critics, covering past & present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights.
- CountryWatch 1993+ This link opens in a new windowUp-to-date information and news on the countries of the world including politics, economics, business, news and data.
German Statistics Resources
- OECD data, GermanyStatistics about Germany from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Italian Statistics Resources
- OECD data, ItalyStatistics about Italy from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Istat L’Istituto nazionale di statisticaThe Italian National Institute of Statistics is an independent public research organization that provides official statistics in the service of citizens and policy-makers.
