Catalan: A Comprehensive Grammar - A Comprehensive Grammar

Zusatztext 'Unprecedented in scope and detail! it stands high above most of its predecessors for its linguistic perception and scholarly authority.' - Languages and Literature'... where the work most clearly stands out is in the quantity! variety! naturalness and reliability of the examples! the acid test for such manuals.' - Joan Solà! Bulletin of Hispanic Studies Informationen zum Autor Alan Yates, Max Wheeler, Nicolau Dols Klappentext Catalan: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Catalan grammar, presenting an accessible and systematic description of the modern language. It is the only comprehensive grammar of the language available in EnglishThe Grammar reflects the current reality of Catalan by acknowledging regional diversity and features Balearic and Valencian varieties alongside the language used in the Barcelona region.The combined specialist knowledge of the author team ensures a balanced coverage of modern Catalan.Features include: * comprehensive coverage of all parts of speech* a wealth of authentic examples illustrating language points* attention to areas of particular difficulty for those whose first language is English* full cross-referencing* detailed index. Zusammenfassung A complete reference guide to modern Catalan grammar, this text presents an accessible and systematic description of the modern language. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, Acknowledgements, Map of Catalan-speaking areas and dialects, PART I: NOUN PHRASE CONSTITUENTS, PART II: ADVERBS, PREPOSITIONS, A ND CONJUNCTIONS, PART III: VERBS, Part IV: Sentence Types: Simple and Complex, Part V: Information Structure and Word Order, Further reading, Bibliography, Index

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• Authors: Nicolau Dols, Nicolau Dols Salas, Max Wheeler, Max W. Wheeler, Max Yates Wheeler, Wheeler Max, WHEELER MAX YATES ALAN DOLS NIC, Alan Yates
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.1999
• EAN: 9780415207775
• ISBN: 978-0-415-20777-5
• No. of pages: 660
• Series: Routledge Comprehensive Grammars; Routledge Grammars; Routledge Comprehensive Grammars
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Spain, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Romance Languages (Other), Grammar & vocabulary, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling & Vocabulary, catalan