Swedish : an essential grammar /: an essential grammar. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip Holmes, Ian Hinchliffe.
• Authors: Holmes, Philip, 1944-; Hinchliffe, Ian
• Contents: 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 in English 3.6.5 End article in Swedish, possessive pronoun in English 3.6.6 Article use with demonstrative pronouns 3.6.7 No article after the possessive 3.7 Genitives 3.7.1 The genitive Chapter 4 Adjectives 4.1 Adjectives in outline 4.2 Indefinite declension 4.2.1 Indefinite forms – regular 4.2.2 Indefinite forms – variations 4.2.3 Indeclinable adjectives 4.2.4 Indefinite constructions 4.2.5 Agreement and lack of agreement 4.3 Definite declension 4.3.1 Definite form of the adjective: -e or -a ? 4.3.2 Definite construction Type 1 – den nya bilen 4.3.3 Definite construction Type 2 – firmans nya bil 4.3.4 Definite construction Type 3 – svenska språket 4.3.5 Definite construction Type 4 – första klass 4.3.6 Definite constructions – summary chart 4.4 Adjectival nouns and nationality words 4.4.1 Adjectival nouns 4.4.2 Nationality words 4.5 Comparison of adjectives 4.5.1 Comparison with -are, -ast 4.5.2 Comparison with -re, -st 4.5.3 Irregular comparison 4.5.4 Comparison with mer, mest 4.5.5 Comparison – indefinite and definite with -are and -ast 4.5.6 Use of comparatives and superlatives Chapter 5 Pronouns 5.1 Personal and reflexive pronouns – form 5.2 Use of personal pronouns 5.3 Reflexive pronouns 5.4 Själv 5.5 Possessive pronouns 5.6 Non-reflexive and reflexive possessives: hans or sin? 5.6.1 Non-reflexive forms 5.6.2 Reflexive forms 5.6.3 Some special uses of sin, sitt, sina 5.7 Forms of address 5.8 Demonstrative pronouns 5.9 Determinative pronouns 5.10 Relative pronouns 5.11 Interrogative pronouns 5.12 Indefinite pronouns Chapter 6 Numerals 6.1 Cardinal and ordinal numbers 6.2 Use of cardinal and ordinal numbers 6.3 Other numerical expressions 6.4 Clock time Chapter 7 Verbs 7.1 Verb forms in outline 7.2 The four conjugations 7.2.1 First conjugation 7.2.2 Irregular verbs of the first conjugation 7.2.3 Second conjugation 7.2.4 Irregular verbs of the second conjugation 7.2.5 Third conjugation 7.2.6 Irregular verbs of the third conjugation 7.2.7 Fourth conjugation: introduction 7.2.8 Fourth conjugation: gradation series i – e – i 7.2.9 Fourth conjugation: gradation series y/(j)u – ö – u 7.2.10 Fourth conjugation: gradation series i – a – u 7.2.11 Fourth conjugation: gradation series a – o – a 7.2.12 Fourth conjugation: gradation series ä – a – u 7.2.13 Fourth conjugation: minor gradation series (mixed) 7.3 Form and function 7.4 The infinitive 7.4.1 Infinitive – verbal use 7.4.2 Infinitive – nominal use 7.4.3 Use of the infinitive in English and Swedish 7.4.4 Translating ‘-ing’ forms 7.5 Present tense 7.6 Past tense 7.7 Perfect tense 7.8 Pluperfect tense 7.9 Future tense 7.10 Participles and supine 7.10.1 Supine and past participle forms 7.10.2 Use of the supine and past participle 7.10.3 Present participle 7.11 Mood and modal verbs 7.11.1 Use of modal verbs 7.11.2 Subjunctive 7.11.3 Imperative 7.12 Transitive, intransitive and reflexive verbs 7.12.1 Transitive and intransitive verbs 7.12.2 Reflexive verbs 7.13 -s forms 7.13.1 Use of -s forms<
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 439.782421; Swedish language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English; Swedish language -- Grammar
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317194194; 9781317194200; 9781317194187; 9781315559131
• Related ISBNs: 9781138677821; 9781138677852
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