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Swedish : a Comprehensive Grammar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 online resource (743 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781134119981
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 439.78
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Swedish -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Symbols and abbreviations used in the text -- Chapter 1 Nouns -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Gender rules -- 1.3 Miscellaneous points of gender -- 1.4 Plural noun forms - the declensions -- 1.5 Miscellaneous points on indefinite plural forms -- 1.6 Special uses of the singular and plural -- 1.7 Noun homonyms -- 1.8 The genitive -- 1.9 The form of the indefinite article -- 1.10 The form of the definite (end) article -- 1.11 The use of the indefinite and definite (end) article -- Chapter 2 Adjectives -- 2.1 Form and order -- 2.2 The indefinite declension -- 2.3 The definite declension -- 2.4 Adjectival nouns -- 2.5 Comparison of adjectives -- Chapter 3 Pronouns -- 3.1 Personal pronouns -- 3.2 Function and reference of personal pronouns -- 3.3 Subject and object pronouns -- 3.4 Reflexive pronouns -- 3.5 Emphatic pronouns -- 3.6 Possessive adjectives and pronouns -- 3.7 Demonstrative pronouns -- 3.8 Determinative pronouns -- 3.9 Indefinite pronouns -- 3.10 Interrogative pronouns -- 3.11 Relative pronouns -- Chapter 4 Numerals -- 4.1 Forms of numerals -- 4.2 The use of cardinal numbers -- 4.3 The use of ordinal numbers -- 4.4 Fractions -- 4.5 Dates -- 4.6 Telling the time -- Chapter 5 Verbs -- 5.1 Form -- 5.2 The use of the tenses -- 5.3 Ways of expressing mood -- 5.4 Transitive, intransitive and reflexive verbs -- 5.5 −s forms of the verb and the passive -- 5.6 Compound verbs -- 5.7 Some problem verbs -- Chapter 6 Adverbs -- 6.1 Form -- 6.2 Meaning and function -- 6.3 Location and movement -- 6.4 Translating adverbs -- Chapter 7 Prepositions -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The fifteen most common Swedish prepositions -- 7.3 Prepositional usage -- Chapter 8 Conjunctions -- 8.1 Coordination and subordination -- 8.2 Coordinating conjunctions -- 8.3 Subordinating conjunctions.
8.4 Other subordinators -- 8.5 Some problem conjunctions -- Chapter 9 Interjections -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Affirmations and denials -- 9.3 Reactions in conversation -- 9.4 Commands -- 9.5 Imitations -- 9.6 Polite expressions -- 9.7 Expletives -- Chapter 10 Sentence structure and word order -- 10.1 Clause elements -- 10.2 Phrases -- 10.3 Main clause word order - basic positions -- 10.4 Subordinate clause word order - basic positions -- 10.5 Order within positions -- 10.6 Main clause transformations -- 10.7 Subordinate clauses -- 10.8 Emphasis -- 10.9 Ellipsis -- Chapter 11 Word formation -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Affixation -- 11.3 Compounding -- 11.4 Expressive formation -- 11.5 Abbreviation -- 11.6 Foreign influences on Swedish -- 11.7 Conversion -- Chapter 12 Orthography -- 12.1 Symbols and sounds -- 12.2 Spelling -- 12.3 Upper-case and lower-case letters -- 12.4 Miscellaneous -- Chapter 13 Punctuation -- 13.1 Punctuation marks -- 13.2 Addresses -- 13.3 Dates -- Linguistic terms -- Short bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This third edition of Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Swedish grammar. It has been comprehensively updated to conform to new standards set in the description of language and to reflect the recommendations of the Swedish Language Council. It offers an improved layout, completely revised index and new paragraph structure.
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Cover -- Swedish -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Symbols and abbreviations used in the text -- Chapter 1 Nouns -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Gender rules -- 1.3 Miscellaneous points of gender -- 1.4 Plural noun forms - the declensions -- 1.5 Miscellaneous points on indefinite plural forms -- 1.6 Special uses of the singular and plural -- 1.7 Noun homonyms -- 1.8 The genitive -- 1.9 The form of the indefinite article -- 1.10 The form of the definite (end) article -- 1.11 The use of the indefinite and definite (end) article -- Chapter 2 Adjectives -- 2.1 Form and order -- 2.2 The indefinite declension -- 2.3 The definite declension -- 2.4 Adjectival nouns -- 2.5 Comparison of adjectives -- Chapter 3 Pronouns -- 3.1 Personal pronouns -- 3.2 Function and reference of personal pronouns -- 3.3 Subject and object pronouns -- 3.4 Reflexive pronouns -- 3.5 Emphatic pronouns -- 3.6 Possessive adjectives and pronouns -- 3.7 Demonstrative pronouns -- 3.8 Determinative pronouns -- 3.9 Indefinite pronouns -- 3.10 Interrogative pronouns -- 3.11 Relative pronouns -- Chapter 4 Numerals -- 4.1 Forms of numerals -- 4.2 The use of cardinal numbers -- 4.3 The use of ordinal numbers -- 4.4 Fractions -- 4.5 Dates -- 4.6 Telling the time -- Chapter 5 Verbs -- 5.1 Form -- 5.2 The use of the tenses -- 5.3 Ways of expressing mood -- 5.4 Transitive, intransitive and reflexive verbs -- 5.5 −s forms of the verb and the passive -- 5.6 Compound verbs -- 5.7 Some problem verbs -- Chapter 6 Adverbs -- 6.1 Form -- 6.2 Meaning and function -- 6.3 Location and movement -- 6.4 Translating adverbs -- Chapter 7 Prepositions -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The fifteen most common Swedish prepositions -- 7.3 Prepositional usage -- Chapter 8 Conjunctions -- 8.1 Coordination and subordination -- 8.2 Coordinating conjunctions -- 8.3 Subordinating conjunctions.

8.4 Other subordinators -- 8.5 Some problem conjunctions -- Chapter 9 Interjections -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Affirmations and denials -- 9.3 Reactions in conversation -- 9.4 Commands -- 9.5 Imitations -- 9.6 Polite expressions -- 9.7 Expletives -- Chapter 10 Sentence structure and word order -- 10.1 Clause elements -- 10.2 Phrases -- 10.3 Main clause word order - basic positions -- 10.4 Subordinate clause word order - basic positions -- 10.5 Order within positions -- 10.6 Main clause transformations -- 10.7 Subordinate clauses -- 10.8 Emphasis -- 10.9 Ellipsis -- Chapter 11 Word formation -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Affixation -- 11.3 Compounding -- 11.4 Expressive formation -- 11.5 Abbreviation -- 11.6 Foreign influences on Swedish -- 11.7 Conversion -- Chapter 12 Orthography -- 12.1 Symbols and sounds -- 12.2 Spelling -- 12.3 Upper-case and lower-case letters -- 12.4 Miscellaneous -- Chapter 13 Punctuation -- 13.1 Punctuation marks -- 13.2 Addresses -- 13.3 Dates -- Linguistic terms -- Short bibliography -- Index.

This third edition of Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Swedish grammar. It has been comprehensively updated to conform to new standards set in the description of language and to reflect the recommendations of the Swedish Language Council. It offers an improved layout, completely revised index and new paragraph structure.

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