A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian / Edition 2

by Martin Maiden, Cecilia Robustelli

Overview

This Italian reference grammar provides students, teachers and others interested in the Italian language with a comprehensive, accessible and jargon-free guide to the forms and structure of Italian.
Whatever their level of knowledge of the language, learners of Italian will find this book indispensable: it gives clear and detailed explanations of everything from the most elementary facts such as the relation between spelling and pronunciation, or the forms of the article, to more advanced points such as the various nuances of the subjunctive. Formal or archaic discourse is distinguished from informal, everyday usage, and regionalisms are also indicated where appropriate.
The authors have taken care to make it an easy and illuminating reference tool: extensive cross-referencing enables readers to quickly find the information they require, and also stimulates them to discover new, related facts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780340913390
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/25/2007
Series:	Routledge Reference Grammars
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Matin Maiden is Professor of Romance Languages at the Univesity of Oxford.
Cecilia Robustelli is Professor of Italian Linguistics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Spelling and pronunciation
3. Nouns and adjectives
4. The articles
5. Demonstratives
6. Personal pronouns
7. Relative structures
8. Interrogative structures
9. Indefinite, quantifier and negative pronouns and adjectives
10. Possessives and related constructions
11. Prepositions
12. Numerals and related expressions
13. Adverbs and adverbial constructions
14. Forms of the verb
15. Uses of the verb forms
16. Comparative, superlative and related constructions
17. Aspects of sentence structure
18. Negative constructions
19. Conjunctions and discourse markers
20. Word derivation
21. Time expressions
22. Forms of address

Editorial Reviews

...an excellent grammar, impressive for its completeness of coverage and clarity of exposition...makes effective use of current assumptions in linguistics and of recent advances in the description of the Italian language. Also includes original observations and analyses not available elsewhere. A significant addition to the literature, which will prove difficult to surpass.
Giulio Lepschy, Professor of Italian, University o

...a remarkable achievment in its vast and comprehensive description of the modern Italian langauge. The degree of detail in most areas covered will make consultation of this work a rewarding experince even for the seasoned and, I would venture to say, for the native speaker of Italian too.
...this book delves skillfully into every nook and cranny of the Italian langauge.
Italian Studies

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