- Forfatter: Fred Karlsson
- Format: Pocket
- Antall sider: 342
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- Serienavn: Routledge Essential Grammars
- EAN: 9781138821583
- Utgivelsesår: 2015
- Bidragsyter: Karlsson, Fred
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
¿ sub