Finnish: An Essential Grammar

by Fred Karlsson

Overview

This thoroughly revised 3rd edition gives a systematic account of the structures of the written language and offers increased attention to the key characteristics of present-day colloquial Finnish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138821576
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/13/2015
Series:	Routledge Essential Grammars
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

Preface List of abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Pronunciation and sound structure 3 A survey of word structure 5 The declension of nominals 4 Two important sound alternations 5 The declension of nominals 6 The conjugation of verbs 7 Basic sentence structure 8 The partitive 9 The genitive, possessive suffixes and the accusative 10 The six local cases 11 Other cases 12 Numerals 13 Pronouns 114 Tenses 15 Moods 16 The passive 17 Infinitives 18 Participles 19 Comparison of adjectives 20 Other word classes 21 Word formation 22 The colloquial spoken language

Editorial Reviews

'Finnish: An Essential Grammar is an intelligent and effective introduction to standard Finnish... . A learner using any kind of approach for learning Finnish will also find it useful as a reference grammar. - Scandanavica

'The somewhat daunting task facing students of Finnish has been vastly simplified by Fred Karlsson's notably practical and supremely competent survey and guide. It amply merits a place in reference and lending libraries alike.' - Languages and Literature 14/1 [2000] 18-29

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