Finnish: An Essential Grammar

<p>This thoroughly revised third edition of <i>Finnish: An Essential Grammar</i> is grounded in fundamental insights of modern linguistics and incorporates some of the latest achievements in the description of written and spoken Finnish.</p><p>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.</p><p>Features of this new edition include:</p><p>• pronunciation guide including the tendencies in present-day colloquial Finnish</p><p>• thorough descriptions of morphology (word structure) and syntax (sentence structure)</p><p>• clear rules and an abundance of concrete examples from both written and colloquial Finnish</p><p>• updated vocabulary in the examples</p><p>• an effective new scheme for detecting the morphological structure of any word form</p><p>• subject index.</p><p>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.</p>