Finnish: an Essential Grammar |
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Author:
| Karlsson, Fred |
Series title: | Routledge Essential Grammars Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-138-82158-3 |
Publication Date: | May 2015 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $74.99 |
Book Description:
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This thoroughly revised third edition of Finnish: An Essential Grammar is grounded in fundamental insights of modern linguistics and incorporates some of the latest achievements in the description of written and spoken Finnish.
It gives a systematic account of the structures of the written language and offers increased attention to the key characteristics of present-day colloquial Finnish. No prior knowledge is assumed on the part of the reader and grammatical rules...
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This thoroughly revised third edition of Finnish: An Essential Grammar is grounded in fundamental insights of modern linguistics and incorporates some of the latest achievements in the description of written and spoken Finnish.
It gives a systematic account of the structures of the written language and offers increased attention to the key characteristics of present-day colloquial Finnish. No prior knowledge is assumed on the part of the reader and grammatical rules are clearly explained without jargon.
Features of this new edition include:
* pronunciation guide, including the tendencies in present-day colloquial Finnish
* thorough descriptions of morphology (word structure) and syntax (sentence structure)
* clear rules and an abundance of concrete examples, from both written and colloquial Finnish
* updated vocabulary in the examples
* an effective new scheme for detecting the morphological structure of any word form
* subject index.
This is the ideal reference source both for those studying Finnish independently and for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.