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Finnish: A Comprehensive Grammar presents a fresh, accessible and
thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real
patterns of use in modern Finnish. The book moves from the sound
system through morphology and word classes to a detailed analysis
of sentence structures and semantic features. Key features include:
particular focus on examples from spoken Finnish reflecting current
usage grammatical phenomena classified as common or rare appendices
identifying stems and sequences of endings English-Finnish
contrasts highlighted throughout. Finnish: A Comprehensive Grammar
is an essential reference for the intermediate and advanced learner
and user of Finnish.
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.
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.
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.
Finnish: A Comprehensive Grammar presents a fresh, accessible and
thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real
patterns of use in modern Finnish. The book moves from the sound
system through morphology and word classes to a detailed analysis
of sentence structures and semantic features. Key features include:
particular focus on examples from spoken Finnish reflecting current
usage grammatical phenomena classified as common or rare appendices
identifying stems and sequences of endings English-Finnish
contrasts highlighted throughout. Finnish: A Comprehensive Grammar
is an essential reference for the intermediate and advanced learner
and user of Finnish.
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