Book Description

This is the ideal reference grammar for the student of Finnish. It gives a systematic account of the structures of the written language and also features the characteristics of colloquial Finnish as spoken in Helsinki and its surroundings.Finnish: An Essential Grammar is grounded in fundamental insights of modern linguistics. No prior knowledge is assumed on the part of the reader and grammatical rules are clearly explained without jargon.Features include:pronunciation guidethorough descriptions of morphology (word structure) and syntax (sentence structure)inflection tablessubject indexFinnish: An Essential Grammar is a revised and updated edition of a volume first published in 1983, since when it has proved popular with students and professional linguists worldwide. It has been translated into several languages, including Finnish.

Fred Karlsson (born 1946) is a professor of general linguistics at the University of Helsinki.