Denise De Rôme - Soluzioni, A Practical Grammar of Contemporary Italian

Soluzioni: A Practical Grammar of Contemporary Italian combines an engaging reference and practice grammar explained in clear and concise language with numerous supporting exercises. Aimed at keen students of all levels, Soluzioni offers:

• a complete grammar review in tabular form for easy navigation and at-a-glance comprehension;
• 650 graded practice exercises with an answer key for self-assessment;
• extensive examples, using a wide range of useful up-to-date vocabulary;
• authentic material from Italian media and literature, with vocabulary notes and linked exercises to show how grammar works in practice;
• special help sections throughout, dedicated to clarifying tricky points or avoiding common pitfalls;
• a comprehensive user-friendly index for ease of access in both Italian and English;
• a glossary of grammatical terms;
• a companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/derome with over 240 free interactive language quizzes for on-the-spot testing, plus supplementary downloadable material such as a comprehensive verb section and full answer key to the book exercises.

This fourth edition continues the accessible methodology and focus on contemporary usage that has made Soluzioni the clearest and most comprehensive pedagogic grammar on the market today. Fully updated, it covers key areas of difficulty such as tense usage, the subjunctive, causative verbs, combined pronouns and word order. It also pays attention to the links between grammar and communicative functions as well as those between grammar, context and register. Suitable for class use and independent study, Soluzioni is the ideal reference and practice resource for learners of Italian. Denise De Rme holds degrees from the Universities of Cambridge and Reading, UK, and has taught Italian to all levels. Denise De Rme holds degrees from the Universities of Cambridge and Reading, UK, and has taught Italian to all levels.

She has authored BBC multimedia language courses, devised and presented several series of educational radio programmes, and has contributed translations and articles on language learning to academic journals. Now a writer and translator, she was previously Principal Lecturer and Head of the Italian Department at the University of Westminster, UK.

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First edition published by Hodder Education 2003
Third edition published by Routledge 2015 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: De Rme, Denise, author. Title: Soluzioni : a practical grammar of contemporary Italian / Denise De Rme. Description: Fourth edition. | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. | Series: Routledge concise grammars series | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Italian languageGrammarProblems, exercises, etc. | BISAC: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General. | BISAC: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General.

Classification: LCC PC1112 .D42 2018 | DDC 458.2/421dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018008210 ISBN: 978-1-138-54976-0 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-54987-6 (pbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-50820-2 (ebk) Typeset in Times New Roman
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The author and publisher would like to thank the following for permission to use copyright material from the works listed: Simonetta Agnello Hornby and Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore, Milano for: Boccamurata, I narratori 1st edition, Jan. 2007. Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore, Milano, prima edizione ne I narratori gennaio 2007 Niccol Ammaniti and Giulio Einaudi Editore, S.p.A, Torino for: Io non ho paura, 2001 The Estate of Italo Calvino and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., Milano for: Marcovaldo, ovvero le stagioni in citt, 1963. 1993 Palomar S.r.l. and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., Milano. 2015 Esther Judith Singer Calvino Giovanna Calvino and Mondadori Libri S.p.A., Milano. 2015 Esther Judith Singer Calvino Giovanna Calvino and Mondadori Libri S.p.A., Milano.

Andrea Camilleri for his copyright material from: Il mio debito con Simenon in Racconti quotidiani, Mondadori 2001 Lara Cardella and Mondadori Libri S.p.A, Milano, for: Volevo i pantaloni, 1989, 2015 Umberto Eco and Giunti Editore S.p.A., Firenze-Milano for: Il nome della rosa, 1980. 2018. First published under the imprint Bompiani in 1980. (Bompiani is an imprint of Giunti Editore S.p.A.) Carlo Lapucci and Edizioni Polistampa Sarnus, Firenze for: La novella dellenigma in Fiabe Toscane, 1984, 2011 Edizioni Polistampa The Estate of Carlo Levi and Giulio Einaudi Editore S.p.A., Torino for: Cristo si fermato a Eboli, 1945 The Estate of Primo Levi and Giulio Einaudi Editore S.p.A., Torino for: Titanio in Il sistema periodico, 1975 and Se non ora, quando?, 1982 The Estate of Cesare Pavese and Giulio Einaudi Editore S.p.A., Torino for: Leremita in La casa in collina e altri racconti, 1967 The Estate of Fabrizia Ramondino and Giulio Einaudi Editore S.p.A., Torino for: Althnopis, 1981 The Estate of Gianni Rodari and Edizioni EL for: Un giocattolo per Natale in Il gioco dei quattro cantoni, 1980 The Editorial board of Focus and Gruner+Jahr/Mondadori S.p.A., for: Amici in rete and Se non ci fosse la luna, May 2009 Rosario Gambera for his review of Leonardo Sciascia, Una storia semplice, 2009 in Jazz al Nero, http://jazzalnero.blogspot.com The author would also like to thank Paola Tite for her invaluable help on the first edition of Soluzioni.

Soluzioni is a reference and practice grammar designed for those of you who are enthusiastic learners of Italian whether you have only recently begun, or whether you have been studying for several years. This fourth edition retains the popular features of earlier editions, such as the tabular format for easy-to-understand explanations, but it has been fully revised and updated to include new material as well as a Glossary of grammatical terms and an expanded Spelling and Pronunciation section, both previously included on the companion website.