Finnish : an essential grammar
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Finnish : an essential grammar
（Essential grammars）
Routledge, 2001, c1999
New ed., 1st reprint
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Finnish grammar
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Description based on: Reprinted 2004: "First published 1983 as Finnish grammar by WSOY, Helsinki. New edition published 1999 by Routledge ... Reprinted 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004"--T.p. verso
"Some twenty-five amendments and corrections have been made to this first reprint, mainly inspired by reviews by Hannele Branch (Scandinavica 39:1, 2000), and John Dingley (to be published in the journal Scandinavian-Canadian studies). Fred Karlsson. Helsinki, June 2000"--Preface (p. [ix])
"Some relevant internet addresses (as of June, 2000)": p. [269]-270
Bibliography: p. [267]-268
Includes index
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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.
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