Alan Yates, Max Wheeler, Nicolau Dols
Catalan: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Catalan grammar, presenting an accessible and systematic deillegalscription of the modern language. It is the only comprehensive grammar of the language available in English
The 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.
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No other comprehensive grammar of Catalan available in English
Attention is given to those aspects of the language which pose a particular problem for those whose first language is English
Features on regional differences in the language
Numerous examples illustrate the grammar points.
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
A complete reference guide to modern Catalan grammar, this text presents an accessible and systematic deillegalscription of the modern language.
'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
Über den Autor
Alan Yates, Max Wheeler, Nicolau Dols
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
Klappentext
Catalan: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Catalan grammar, presenting an accessible and systematic deillegalscription of the modern language. It is the only comprehensive grammar of the language available in English
The 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.
