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Informationen zum Autor Ian Hinchliffe, a former lecturer in Swedish, is a freelance translator, copywriter and founder member of the Swedish Association of Professional Translators. Philip Holmes, Reader Emeritus in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Hull, UK, was for many years also a freelance language editor and translator. Klappentext This fully revised third edition of Swedish: An Essential Grammar incorporates changes proposed to Swedish grammar by Svenska Akademiens grammatik . Examples have been fully updated and the bibliography has been expanded. Swedish: An Essential Grammar provides a fresh and accessible description of the language. Explanations are free of jargon and emphasis has been placed on areas of Swedish that pose a particular challenge for English-speaking learners. The book offers: ¿ a clear, accessible format; ¿ authentic examples of language use, taken from a range of media; ¿ clear, jargon-free explanations of grammar. Suitable for independent study or for class-based tuition, Swedish: An Essential Grammar continues to be an invaluable source to all learners looking to improve their knowledge of Swedish grammar. Zusammenfassung This fully revised third edition of Swedish: An Essential Grammar incorporates changes proposed to Swedish grammar by Svenska Akademiens grammatik. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Symbols and abbreviations used in the text Introduction 0.1 Some advice for the beginner 0.2 Similarities between Swedish and English 0.2.1 Vocabulary 0.2.2 Grammar Chapter 1 Pronunciation 1.1 Vowels 1.1.1 Stressed vowels and their pronunciation 1.1.2 Pronunciation of unstressed vowels 1.1.3 Vowel length 1.1.4 Syllable length 1.2 Consonants and consonant groups 1.2.1 s, z, c, sc 1.2.2 j, gj, dj, hj, lj 1.2.3 r, t, l, x, w 1.2.4 g, k, sk 1.2.5 ng, gn, kn, mn 1.2.6 rs, rd, rt, rn, rl 1.2.7 Omitting -d, -g, -t, -k, -l 1.2.8 Omitting -e 1.2.9 Voiced consonants pronounced unvoiced before -s, -t 1.2.10 Complete assimilation of -t- 1.2.11 Written and spoken forms of some common words 1.2.12 Assimilation Chapter 2 Stress and accent 2.1 Sentence stress 2.2 Word stress 2.3 Accent 2.4 Functions of accent 1 and accent 2 2.5 Rules for accent 1 and accent 2 Chapter 3 Nouns 3.1 Gender and noun type 3.1.1 Gender 3.1.2 Gender rules 3.1.3 Types of noun 3.2 Indefinite declension 3.2.1 Indefinite forms 3.2.2 Plurals 3.2.3 Plurals - predictability 3.2.4 Rules for predicting plural forms 3.3 Plural forms 3.3.1 Plurals in - or (first declension) 3.3.2 Plurals in - ar (second declension) 3.3.3 Plurals in - er (third declension) 3.3.4 Plurals in - r (fourth declension) 3.3.5 Plurals in - n (fifth declension) 3.3.6 Zero plurals (no plural ending, sixth declension) 3.3.7 Plurals in - s (seventh declension) 3.3.8 Collective nouns 3.3.9 Nouns with no plural form or no singular form 3.4 Differences in number between Swedish and English 3.4.1 Differences in number 3.5 Definite declension 3.5.1 Forms with end article singular 3.5.2 Forms with end article plural 3.6 Article use 3.6.1 End article in Swedish, no article in English 3.6.2 End article in Swedish, indefinite article in English 3.6.3 No article in Swedish, definite article in English 3.6.4 No article in Swedish, indefinite article ...
