Finnish: A Comprehensive Grammar presents a fresh, accessible and thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Finnish.
The book moves from the sound system through morphology and word classes to a detailed analysis of sentence structures and semantic features.
Key features include:
particular focus on examples from spoken Finnish reflecting current usage grammatical phenomena classified as common or rare appendices identifying stems and sequences of endings English-Finnish contrasts highlighted throughout.Finnish: A Comprehensive Grammar is an essential reference for the intermediate and advanced learner and user of Finnish.