Finnish: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars)
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Rating | : | 4.39 (895 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1138821047 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-07-09 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fred Karlsson is adjunct Professor of Finnish at the Universiity of Helsinki, Finland.
About the AuthorFred Karlsson is adjunct Professor of Finnish at the Universiity of Helsinki, Finland.
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, and English-Finnish contrasts highlighted throughout.This Comprehensive Grammar is an essential reference for the intermediate and advanced learner and user of Finnish.. Finnish: A Comprehensive Grammar presents a fresh, accessible and thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Finnish