Winner of the Swedish National Language Council's Erik Wellander
Prize, 2003
Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar is an award-winning complete
reference guide to modern Swedish grammar. Systematic and accessible,
the volume is organised to promote a thorough understanding of Swedish
grammar, presenting the complexities of Swedish in a concise and
readable form. Explanations are full, clear and free of jargon, and an
extensive index, numbered paragraphs, cross-references and summary
charts provide readers with easy access to the information they require.
Now in its third edition, the text has been comprehensively updated to
conform to new standards set in the description of language and to
reflect the recommendations of the Language Council of Sweden. It offers
an improved layout, completely revised index and more user-friendly
paragraph structure. Continuing the tradition of previous editions, the
emphasis remains fixed on Swedish in everyday communication, drawing on
modern corpus material, the internet and the media to provide high
frequency words and expressions. Examples have been modernised
throughout and new content takes account of recent trends resulting from
the increasing democratisation of written Swedish.
Features include:
- detailed treatment of grammatical structures and parts of speech
- a wealth of examples from present-day Swedish
- particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty for learners
- Swedish/English contrasts highlighted throughout the book
- chapters on word formation, orthography and punctuation.
Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar is the most thorough and detailed
Swedish grammar available in English and is an essential reference
source for the learner and user of Swedish, irrespective of level. It is
ideal for use in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of
all types.
