Swedish : a comprehensive grammar / Philip Holmes and Ian Hinchliffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmes, Philip, 1944-2019, author.

Contributor:

Hinchliffe, Ian.

Series:

Routledge comprehensive grammars.

Routledge comprehensive grammars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swedish language--Grammar.

Swedish language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (743 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

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 declension2.4 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

8.5 Some problem conjunctionsChapter 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 formation11.5 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-12005-2

0-203-38167-X

1-299-46931-0

1-134-11998-4

9780203381670

OCLC:

841914932