Modern Swahili Grammar is an important contribution to the study of
Swahili grammar from pedagogical and lingustic perspectives, and thus
relevant to both students of Swahili and scholars of linguistics and
sociolinguistics. At a descriptive level, the book covers phonology,
morphology and syntax. The following areas of Swahili grammar are also
covered in detail: affixes, derivation, inflection, parts of speech,
relatives, tenses, demonstratives of reference, pronominalisation,
phrases, clauses and sentences. Grammatical explanations are always
followed by exercises and comprehensive vocabulary lists are also
included.