Jenneke Oosterhoff

Modern Dutch Grammar

A Practical Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Modern Dutch Grammar: A Practical Guide is an innovative reference guide to Dutch, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. With a strong emphasis on contemporary usage, all grammar points and functions are richly illustrated with examples.

The Grammar is divided into two parts. Part I covers traditional grammatical categories such as nouns and verbs. Part II is carefully organized around language functions and contexts such as:

Giving and seeking informationDescribing processes and resultsExpressing attitudes, mental states and emotionsRegisters and styleFormal and informal communication, e.g. youth talk

Main features of the Grammar include:

Clear, succinct and jargon-free explanationsExtensive cross-referencing between the different sectionsEmphasis on areas of particular difficulty for learners of Dutch
This is the ideal reference grammar for learners of Dutch at all levels, from elementary to advanced;no prior knowledge of grammatical terminology is assumed and it provides indices of grammatical terms and functions. This Grammar is complemented by a companion website featuring related exercises and activities to reinforce learning.

Produktdetails

• Modern Grammars
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: Y148430
• 1st ed.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2014
• Englisch, Niederländisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780415828413
• ISBN-10: 0415828414
• Artikelnr.: 41121113

Autorenporträt

Jenneke Oosterhoff is Senior Lecturer in the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota. She has taught both German and Dutch.

Inhaltsangabe

Part A - Structures A) Noun groups 1. Nouns 2. Pronouns 3. Adjectives and Adverbs 4. Prepositions 5. Numbers and Measures B) Verb Groups 6. Verbs 7. Verb tenses 8. Verb modes and voices C) Word order and sentence structure 9. Coordinated and subordinated sentences D) Letters and Sounds 10. Pronunciation 11. Spelling Part B - Functions in Context 12. Social contact 13. Basic communication strategies 14. Giving and seeking factual information 15. Putting things into a wider context 16. Communication in transactions 17. Expressing attitudes and mental states 18. Expressing emotions 19. Expressing temporal relations AppendixIndexes Index of grammatical terms Index of keywords and topics