Finnish : an essential grammar
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Finnish : an essential grammar
（Essential grammars）
Routledge, 1999
New ed
- : pbk.
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Finsk grammatik
- Uniform Title
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Finsk grammatik
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Revised and updated version of: Finnish grammar. Helsinki : WSOY [Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö], 1983. Finnish grammar is translation of Suomen peruskielioppi, 1982, a translation of: Finsk grammatik. Originally published: Helsinki : Finnish Literature Society (Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura), 1978
Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780415207041
Description
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.
- Volume
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: pbk. ISBN 9780415207058
Description
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.
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