1st Edition

Finnish: An Essential Grammar

By Fred Karlsson Copyright 2000
    280 Pages
    by Routledge

    This thoroughly revised third edition of Finnish: An Essential Grammar is grounded in fundamental insights of modern linguistics and incorporates some of the latest achievements in the description of written and spoken Finnish. It gives a systematic account of the structures of the written language and offers increased attention to the key characteristics of present-day colloquial Finnish. No prior knowledge is assumed on the part of the reader and grammatical rules are clearly explained without jargon.

    Features of this new edition include:

    • pronunciation guide, including the tendencies in present-day colloquial Finnish

    • thorough descriptions of morphology (word structure) and syntax (sentence structure)

    • clear rules and an abundance of concrete examples, from both written and colloquial Finnish

    • updated vocabulary in the examples

    • an effective new scheme for detecting the morphological structure of any word form

    • subject index.

    This is the ideal reference source both for those studying Finnish independently and for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.

    Biography

    Fred Karlsson

    '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