ABSTRACT

This fully revised second edition of Swedish: An Essential grammar incorporates the changes proposed to the Swedish grammar by Svenska Akademiens Grammatik. All examples have been fully updated, the bibliography has been expanded and a number of tables clarified.

Swedish: An Essential grammar provides a fresh and accessible description of the language. It is suitable for independent study or for class-based students. The explanations are free of jargon and emphasis has been placed in the areas of Swedish that pose a particular challenge for English-speaking learners.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|18 pages

Pronunciation

chapter 2|9 pages

Stress and accent

chapter 3|23 pages

Nouns

chapter 4|23 pages

Adjectives

chapter 5|15 pages

Pronouns

chapter 6|7 pages

Numerals

chapter 7|42 pages

Verbs

chapter 8|10 pages

Adverbs

chapter 9|2 pages

Interjections

chapter 10|21 pages

Prepositions

chapter 11|7 pages

Conjunctions

chapter 12|25 pages

Word order and sentence structure

chapter 13|10 pages

Word formation

chapter 14|3 pages

Orthography

chapter 15|5 pages

Punctuation

chapter 16|4 pages

Written and spoken Swedish