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Philip Holmes - Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar: A Comprehensive Grammar - 9780415669252 - V9780415669252
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Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar: A Comprehensive Grammar

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Description for Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar: A Comprehensive Grammar Paperback. Series: Routledge Comprehensive Grammars. Num Pages: 744 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1134.

Winner of the Swedish National Language Council’s Erik Wellander Prize, 2003

Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar is an award-winning complete reference guide to modern Swedish grammar. Systematic and accessible, the volume is organised to promote a thorough understanding of Swedish grammar, presenting the complexities of Swedish in a concise and readable form. Explanations are full, clear and free of jargon, and an extensive index, numbered paragraphs, cross-references and summary charts provide readers with easy access to the information they require.

Now in its third edition, the text has been comprehensively updated to conform to new standards set in the description of language and ... Read more

Features include:

  • detailed treatment of grammatical structures and parts of speech
  • a wealth of examples from present-day Swedish
  • particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty for learners
  • Swedish/English contrasts highlighted throughout the book
  • chapters on word formation, orthography and punctuation.

Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar is the most thorough and detailed Swedish grammar available in English and is an essential reference source for the learner and user of Swedish, irrespective of level. It is ideal for use in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Routledge Comprehensive Grammars
Condition
New
Weight
1139g
Number of Pages
728
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415669252
SKU
V9780415669252
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Philip Holmes
Philip Holmes is Reader Emeritus in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Hull, UK, and is now a freelance translator. Ian Hinchliffe, a former lecturer in Swedish, is a freelance translator, copywriter and founder member of the Swedish Association of Professional Translators.

Reviews for Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar: A Comprehensive Grammar
Praise for the first edition 'This grammar has great assets. The first is that it is compiled by English-speaking people who have an excellent command of Swedish but who know at first hand where the difficulties of learning Swedish lie ... The second is that it represents contemporary Swedish and draws attention to different styles and registers ... a ... Read more

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