Finnish: An Essential Grammar
Finnish: An Essential Grammar
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Zusammenfassung
Provides insights of linguistics and incorporates the achievements in the description of written and spoken Finnish. This book gives not only a systematic account of the structures of the written language, but also features the characteristics of colloquial Finnish. It assumes no prior knowledge and explains the grammatical rules.
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Finnish: An Essential Grammar by Fred Karlsson
This second edition of Finnish: An Essential Grammar has undergone profound revisions. The chapter on basic sentence structure has been rewritten and syntax has been given more space. Sections have been added on phrase types, simple clause types, and types of complex sentences. A section on discourse particles has been added. The vocabulary of the copious example sentences has been updated to give it a touch of the twenty-first century. The section on modern colloquial Finnish has been considerably expanded. Internet addresses helpful for any learner of Finnish are provided which make is possible to automatically analyse the grammatical structure of any Finnish words and sentences. It gives not only a systematic account of the structures of the written language, but also features the characteristics of colloquial Finnish. No prior knowledge is assumed on the part of the reader and grammatical rules are clearly explained without jargon. Features 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 inflection tables subject index internet addresses to online software for grammatical analysis of Finnish. 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.Fred Karlsson is Adjunct Professor of Finnish at the Universiity of Helsinki, Finland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415439145 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415439140 |
| Titel | Finnish: An Essential Grammar |
| Autor | Fred Karlsson |
| Serie | Routledge Essential Grammars |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2007-11-28 |
| Seitenanzahl | 416 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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