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Informationen zum Autor Asl? Göksel is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Western Languages and Literatures at Bo?aziçi University, Istanbul., Celia Kerslake is Lecturer in Turkish in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford. Klappentext Turkish: An Essential Grammar is a concise, user-friendly guide to the most important structures of contemporary Turkish. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations offering practical guidance on understanding and constructing words and sentences correctly. Key features include:pronunciation guideclear grammatical explanationsfrequent use of examples from colloquial and formal speech, accompanied by translationsillustrative tables and a series of appendices to complement the explanationsfull glossary of grammatical terms.With numerous language examples bringing grammar to life, this truly essential reference work will prove invaluable to all students looking to master the patterns of modern Turkish, which are often very different from those in English or other European languages.Asl¿ Göksel is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Western Languages and Literatures at Böaziçi University, Istanbul. Celia Kerslake is Lecturer in Turkish in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford.The two authors previously collaborated on the writing of Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge, 2005) Zusammenfassung Turkish: An Essential Grammar is a concise, user-friendly guide to the most important structures of contemporary Turkish. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations offering practical guidance on understanding and constructing words and sentences correctly. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The alphabet and pronunciation 2. Spelling and punctuation 3. Forming words and compounds 4. The noun and the noun phrase 5. Adjectives, determiners, quantifiers 6. Numerals and numerical expressions 7. Adverbials 8. Postpositional Phrases 9. Pronouns 10. Conjunctions 11. Basic sentence structure 12. Person marking in sentences 13. The copula: Predicates with -y- ('be') and ol- ('be'/'have') 14. Nominal sentences 15. Verbal sentences 16. The Verb Form 17. Modality 18. Questions 19. Word order and intonation 20. Relative clauses 21. Noun clauses 22. Adverbial clauses 23. Conditional sentences 24. Conversational features Appendix A: Inflection of nouns Appendix B: Inflection of nominal predicates ...
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1. The alphabet and pronunciation 2. Spelling and punctuation 3. Forming words and compounds 4. The noun and the noun phrase 5. Adjectives, determiners, quantifiers 6. Numerals and numerical expressions 7. Adverbials 8. Postpositional Phrases 9. Pronouns 10. Conjunctions 11. Basic sentence structure 12. Person marking in sentences 13. The copula: Predicates with -y- ('be') and ol- ('be'/'have') 14. Nominal sentences 15. Verbal sentences 16. The Verb Form 17. Modality 18. Questions 19. Word order and intonation 20. Relative clauses 21. Noun clauses 22. Adverbial clauses 23. Conditional sentences 24. Conversational features Appendix A: Inflection of nouns Appendix B: Inflection of nominal predicates
