Mikhail Petrunin

Nowadays thousands of grammar books, textbooks, outlines, references and language guides of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French are published year by year. However, all of them teach these languages separately. Here you will find a comparative grammar of the four major Romance languages together based on their grammatical and lexical similarities for you, lovers of foreign languages, to learn and compare Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French simultaneously. It is an audacious endeavor to find or create a novel way of learning to speak several languages and becoming a multilingual person.

It took me over 3 years to finish the book. It consists of over 800 pages, 10 chapters covering all the grammatical aspects of these 4 languages. It includes over 1000 examples, 500 easy-to-follow charts and tables. It contains 138 geographical, historical and cultural facts about Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French countries.Below I will discuss several reasons why I decided to write this book and why you need it.1) First of all, this book is written for readers like you who are fond of or would like to learn Spanish, Portuguese, Italian andFrench simultaneously or just to get an all-round knowledge of all these four Romance languages. It is designed not only for beginners who do not have an extensive knowledge of grammar, yet need a guide through the grammatical concepts of all mentioned above languages, but also intermediate and advanced students who would like to have a reference book ofseveral Romance languages at once.2) Second of all I spent many years learning these languages separately, which was a complete waste of time before I realized it. This book will hopefully save you a great deal of time and allow you to study and compare at a glance the four main Neo-Latin languages.3) Knowledge of foreign languages is fast becoming a necessary requirement for those who are involved in international business, tourism, culture and education. This book offers you four languages to learn, which will make you feel at homewherever you go, whether as a tourist or businessman.4) Learning several languages simultaneously or one by one will train and strengthen your memory and can help stave off such terrible diseases as Alzheimer’s.5) If you have never studied several languages at once before and you like challenges, then you should definitely try it. Because it is a really entertaining and challenging task to do.In conclusion, I would like to sincerely thank you for preordering the book and your interest in it. I hope it will help you improve your languages and become multilingual.

This new edition of Comparative Grammar of Spanish and Portuguese is a complete reference guide to all the aspects of Spanish and Portuguese. It is the ideal reference book for those who would like to learn and compare Spanish and Portuguese simultaneously.It presents a clear and easy-to-read description of the Spanish and Portuguese grammar with chapters divided into nouns, pronouns, verbs, prepositions, articles, etc. detailing how each of the two Romance languages operate. The book is well-organized, neatly tabulated, with separate subheadings for topics that require a little more language-specific discussion.

This edition features:- Coverage of Spanish and European and Brazilian Portuguese and the information on the grammatical differences between the two variants of Portuguese. - Detailed contents section and index for easy access to information.- Hundreds of illustrative and authentic examples.- Coverage of all the grammatical aspects and useful expressions- Sections on the geographical, historical and cultural facts of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world. This book is written for learners who are particularly fond of or would like to concentrate on learning Spanish and Portuguese or just to get an all-round knowledge of these two Romance languages.Furthermore, the author has aimed to create a useful and must-have book for all those interested in the two main and most wide-spread Neo-Latin languages - Spanish and Portuguese with concise and clear explanations of all grammatical areas and numerous practical examples taken from current Spanish and Portuguese usage.This book bears in mind all the differences between Peninsular or Castilian Spanish (español peninsular/castellano) spoken in Spain and Latin American Spanish (including different accents of Spanish in Latin America), and the divergencies between European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese.Part II of the book introduces language functions, which is basically a phrase book containing all the important phrases and expressions learners need to know to start and maintain a basic conversation or to express their opinion.

Many of my readers who purchased and used in their studies the Comparative Grammar of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French, that I publish in 2018, and who liked it, asked me to release the Comparative Grammar of German, Dutch and Afrikaans as well. So I decided to write and publish the Comparative Grammar of German, Dutch and Afrikaans for my loyal and patient readers, as well as for all of the fans and learners of West Germanic languages who would be happy to have such a book. What This Book Is About.

Comparative Grammar of German, Dutch and Afrikaans is a complete reference guide to all the aspects of these three West Germanic languages. It is the ideal reference book for those who would like to learn and compare German, Dutch and Afrikaans simultaneously or one by one. It is designed not only for beginners who do not have an extensive knowledge of grammar, yet need a guide through the grammatical concepts of all mentioned above languages, but also intermediate and advanced students who would like to have a reference book of several West Germanic languages at once. Comparative Grammar of German, Dutch and Afrikaans can also be used for either independent study or for learners in classes of all types. It presents a clear and easy-to-read description of the German, Dutch and Afrikaans grammar with chapters divided into nouns, pronouns, verbs, prepositions, articles, etc. detailing how each of the three West Germanic languages operate. The book is well-organized, neatly tabulated, with separate subheadings for topics that require a little more language-specific discussion. This book features:. Coverage of German, Dutch and Afrikaans.Detailed contents section and index for easy access to information.Hundreds of illustrative and authentic examples.Coverage of all the grammatical aspects and useful expressions.Sections on the geographical, historical and cultural facts of the German, Dutch and Afrikaans-speaking world.This book is written for learners who are particularly fond of or would like to concentrate on learning German, Dutch and Afrikaans or just to get an all-round knowledge of these three West Germanic languages. Furthermore, I have aimed to create a useful and must-have book for all those interested in the three main and most wide-spread West Germanic languages - German, Dutch and Afrikaans with concise and clear explanations of all grammatical areas and numerous practical examples taken from current German, Dutch and Afrikaans usage. In conclusion, I would like to sincerely thank you for purchasing the book and your interest in it. I hope it will help you improve your languages.