US5275569A
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Foreign language teaching aid and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-01-30
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Granted: 1994-01-04
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Expires: 2012-01-30
Abstract
Abstract A language translation teaching aid and method comprises a first presentation of a line of words, a phrase, or a sentence in a first language according to its normal rules of syntax and grammar; a second presentation in a second language of a word-for-word translation of the words, a phrase, or a sentence presented in the first language; a third presentation in the second language of an accurate translation of the first presentation according to the normal rules of syntax and grammar of the second language; and a fourth presentation in the first language of a word-for-word translation of the third presentation in the second language.
Inventors
- 👤 C. Kay Watkins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 08:40
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A language translation teaching aid comprising: (a) a first presentation of a line of words, a phrase, or a sentence in a first language according to its normal rules of syntax and grammer; (b) a second presentation in a second language of a word-for-word translation of said first presentation in said first language; (c) a third presentation in said second language of an accurate translation of the first presentation according to the normal rules of syntax and grammar of said second language; (d) a fourth presentation in said first language of a word-for-word translation of said third presentation in said second language; (e) wherein the differences between the first and fourth presentations are denoted; and (f) wherein the differences between the second and third presentations are denoted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A language translation teaching aid comprising: (a) a first presentation of a line of words, a phrase, or a sentence in a first language according to its normal rules of syntax and grammer; (b) a second presentation in a second language of a word-for-word translation of said first presentation in said first language; (c) a third presentation in said second language of an accurate translation of the first presentation according to the normal rules of syntax and grammar of said second language; (d) a fourth presentation in said first language of a word-for-word translation of said third presentation in said second language; (e) wherein the differences between the first and fourth presentations are denoted; and (f) wherein the differences between the second and third presentations are denoted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
153 words
A language translation teaching aid comprising: (a) a first presentation of a line of words, a phrase, or a sentence in a first language according to its normal rules of syntax and grammar; (b) a second presentation in a second language of a word-for-word translation of said first presentation in said first language; (c) a third presentation in said second language of an accurate translation of the first presentation according to the normal rules of syntax and grammar of said second language; (d) a fourth presentation in said first language of a word-for-word translation of said third presentation in said second language; and (d) wherein the words, in which there are differences between the first and fourth presentations in a first language or the words in which differences between the second and third presentations in a second language, are highlighted in each of the first, second, third, and fourth presentations to facilitate comparison.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
153 words
A language translation teaching aid comprising: (a) a first presentation of a line of words, a phrase, or a sentence in a first language according to its normal rules of syntax and grammar; (b) a second presentation in a second language of a word-for-word translation of said first presentation in said first language; (c) a third presentation in said second language of an accurate translation of the first presentation according to the normal rules of syntax and grammar of said second language; (d) a fourth presentation in said first language of a word-for-word translation of said third presentation in said second language; and (d) wherein the words, in which there are differences between the first and fourth presentations in a first language or the words in which differences between the second and third presentations in a second language, are highlighted in each of the first, second, third, and fourth presentations to facilitate comparison.
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