Finnish: An Essential Grammar - Softcover

Karlsson, Fred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415439140 ISBN 13: 9780415439145

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

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. F

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About the Author

Fred Karlsson is Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Helsinki.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Finnish, Swedish

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415439140
• ISBN 13: 9780415439145
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 416