Polish: An Essential Grammar

by Dana Bielec

Overview

Polish: An Essential Grammar is a user-friendly guide to all the important structures of this fascinating language. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations and sets out the complexities of Polish in short, readable sections.

Key features include:

• a new chapter on studying an inflected language, including detailed analysis of a typical text
• comprehensive descriptions of the parts of speech covered
• information presented clearly and logically in table form
• a wealth of real-life examples
• nine clearly-presented appendices.

This grammar is an invaluable asset to anyone wishing to master the Polish language as it is spoken today. Two companion books, Basic Polish: A Grammar and Workbook and Intermediate Polish: A Grammar and Workbook, provide more detailed practice in the language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415595599
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/08/2012
Series:	Routledge Essential Grammars
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dana Bielec is an experienced multilingual language tutor with a specialist qualification in the teaching of dyslexic students.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements PART I:THE POLISH LANGUAGE Alphabet 2 Pronunciation and stress 3 Vowel and consonant alternations 4 How to study an inflected language PART II: PARTS OF SPEECH 5Verbs 6 Nouns 7 Pronouns 8 Adjectives 9 Adverbs 10 Prepositions 11 Conjunctions 12 Numerals 13 Interjections, idiomatic phrases, greetings 14 Particles PART III: SENTENCE ELEMENTS AND STRUCTURE 15 Sentence elements 16 Sentence structure Appendices Index