Catalan
A Comprehensive Grammar
1st Edition
Published on 7. March 2013
656 pages
978-0-203-02850-6 (ISBN)
Description
Catalan: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Catalan grammar, presenting an accessible and systematic description 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.
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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Content
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Map of Catalan-speaking areas and dialects
- PART I. Noun Phrase Constituents
- 1. Gender of Nouns
- 2. Plural of Nouns and Formation of Derived Nouns
- 3. Articles
- 4. Adjectives
- 5. Comparison
- 6. Demonstratives
- 7. Possessives
- 8. Miscellaneous Adjectives and Pronouns (Quantifiers and Indefinites)
- 9. Nominalizations Via Articles
- 10. Numerals
- 11. Personal Pronouns (Stressed)
- 12. Pronominal Clitics (Weak Object Pronouns)
- PART II. Adverbs, Prepositions, and Conjunctions
- 13. Adverbs and Adverbials
- 14. Prepositions
- 15. Conjunctions
- PART III. Verbs
- 16. Morphology of the Verb
- 17. Use of Indicative (Non-continuous) Verb Forms
- 18. Progressive Constructions and Other Verbal Periphrases
- 19. The Subjunctive
- 20. The Infinitive
- 21. Participles
- 22. The Gerund
- 23. Pronominal Verbs
- PART IV. Sentence Types: Simple and Complex
- 24. Interjections and Ideophones
- 25. Simple Sentences and Grammatical Relations
- 26. Negation
- 27. Interrogation and Exclamation
- 28. Imperative Utterances
- 29. Passive and Impersonal Sentences
- 30. Copular Sentences (ser, estar, etc.)
- 31. Relative Clauses
- 32. Complement Clauses
- 33. Adverbial Clauses
- 34. Conditional Sentences
- PART V. Information Structure and Word Order
- 35. Cleft Sentences
- 36. Word Order
- 37. Spelling, Accent Rules, and Punctuation
- Further Reading
- Bibliography
- Index
