1st Edition

Cambodian An Essential Grammar

By Chhany Sak-Humphry Copyright 2025
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

Cambodian: An Essential Grammar is an accessible guide to the grammatical themes, patterns, and structures of the Cambodian language. Across 14 chapters, the book introduces both basic and more complex examples in the written and spoken language. With its use of plain language and avoidance of complicated linguistic jargon, this is an accessible and user-friendly grammar. Examples are... Read more

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The Grammatical Classification of Nouns

Chapter 3 Pronouns in Cambodian Language

Chapter 4 Word Order of Noun Phrase Constructions 

Chapter 5 Predicates (Verbs)

Chapter 6 Adverbs and Adverbial Constructions

Chapter 7 Prepositions

Chapter 8 Conjunctions

Chapter 9 Clauses and Sentences

Chapter 10 Sentence Particles

Chapter 11 Negations

Chapter 12 Question and Answer Statements

Chapter 13 Numbers and Time

Chapter 14 Common Words with Multiple Functions

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Chhany Sak-Humphry is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Khmer Language/Culture Program at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Hawai’i, USA.