{"product_id":"beginners-basque-with-online-audio-9780781813785","title":"Beginner's Basque with Online Audio","description":"Basque is a language spoken in Europe's Basque country, a region in the western Pyrenees that includes parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque is considered to be a language isolate, or one that has no genealogical relationship with other languages. There are over 700,000 native speakers in Basque country and nearly 2 million non-native or \"passive\" speakers worldwide. Because it is unrelated to other languages and has a complex grammar system, it has been deemed the hardest language in the world to learn. Scholars, polyglots and anyone interested in studying a linguistic mystery have enthusiastically taken on the challenge of learning Basque. Ideal for those new to Basque, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner's Basque with Online Audio includes a brief introduction to Basque history and culture; 12 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions; exercises for each lesson with answer key; Basque-English and English-Basque glossaries; an alphabet and pronunciation guide; and online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJansen, Wim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Wim Jansen is Professor Emeritus of linguistics at the University of Amsterdam. He is the author of several Basque-related books and articles, including the first Basque-Dutch dictionary. He is a co-author of Basque-English\/ English-Basque Dictionary \u0026amp; Phrasebook, published by Hippocrene Books.","brand":"Hippocrene Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566241026322,"sku":"9780781813785","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_735b6333-5a2d-4a53-b881-9547cd651fdf.jpg?v=1731893271","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beginners-basque-with-online-audio-9780781813785","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}