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A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian

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Regular price €37.99
Condition - very good
4 in stock
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This Italian reference grammar provides a comprehensive, accessible and jargon-free guide to the forms and structures of Italian. The authors have taken care to make it an easy and illuminating reference tool - there is a detailed index and lists of contents, and extensive cross-references.

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A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian by Martin Maiden

This new Italian reference grammar provides students, teachers and others interested in the Italian language with a comprehensive, accessible and jargon-free guide to the forms and structure of Italian. Whatever their level of knowledge of the language, students of Italian will find this book indispensable: it gives clear and detailed explanations of everything from the most elementary facts such as the relation between spelling and pronunciation, or the forms of the article, to more advanced points such as the various nuances of the subjunctive. Formal or archaizing discourse is distinguished from informal, everyday usage, and regionalisms are also indicated where appropriate. The authors have taken care to make it an easy and illuminating reference tool: extensive cross-referencing enables readers to find quickly the information they require, and also stimulates them to discover new, related facts. Careful explanations of technical terms are given and grammatical points are always extensively exemplified, relating them to equivalent structures in English. The result is the most detailed reference guide to the structure of modern Italian available in English.
..an excellent grammar, impressive for its completeness of coverage and clarity of exposition...makes effective use of current assumptions in linguistics and of recent advances in the description of the Italian language. Also includes original observations and analyses not available elsewhere. A significant addition to the literature, which will prove difficult to surpass.
Giulio Lepschy, Professor of Italian, University o

...a remarkable achievment in its vast and comprehensive description of the modern Italian langauge. The degree of detail in most areas covered will make consultation of this work a rewarding experince even for the seasoned and, I would venture to say, for the native speaker of Italian too.
...this book delves skillfully into every nook and cranny of the Italian langauge.
Italian Studies
SKU GOR001984165
ISBN 13 9780340676370
ISBN 10 034067637X
Title A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian
Author Martin Maiden
Series Routledge Reference Grammars
Condition very good
Binding type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2000-07-29
Number of pages 484
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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