Among the languages of Europe, the Basque language is unique, and belongs to no linguistic family despite efforts of scholars to find an affiliation. Those who have a basic command of Spanish or another Romance language may find the grammar and structure of the Basque language more understandable than those who know English only. The course, originally designed for the independent spanish learner, has been translated into English with additional brief grammatical explanations. The text is divided into two parts: Part 1 contains 40 lesson s that provide vocabulsry, basic sentences, and grammar; Part 2 is devoted to complete charts of verb conjugations and declensions introduced in the preceding lessons. The greatest difficulty for the learner of Basque resides in the verbs, which express in their structures certain relationships not found or implied in English verbs. Developed by Xabier Gereno, a teacher in Bilbao, the course is in the dialect of Bilbao, the capital of Vizcaya, one of the three provinces of Spain in which Basque is spoken.
2 cassettes and text
2 cassettes and text
