Skip to main content
Taylor & Francis Group Logo
    Advanced Search

    Click here to search products using title name,author name and keywords.

    • Login
    • Hi, User  
      • Your Account
      • Logout
      Advanced Search

      Click here to search products using title name,author name and keywords.

      Breadcrumbs Section. Click here to navigate to respective pages.

      Book

      Persian
      loading

      Book

      Persian

      DOI link for Persian

      Persian book

      A Comprehensive Grammar

      Persian

      DOI link for Persian

      Persian book

      A Comprehensive Grammar
      BySaeed Yousef, Hayedeh Torabi
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2018
      eBook Published 16 March 2018
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315682846
      Pages 392
      eBook ISBN 9781315682846
      Subjects Language & Literature
      Share
      Share

      Get Citation

      Yousef, S., & Torabi, H. (2018). Persian: A Comprehensive Grammar (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315682846

      ABSTRACT

      Persian: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to the grammar system for intermediate to advanced learners of Persian. It presents an accessible and systematic description of the language, focusing on real patterns of use in contemporary Persian.

      The book is organised to promote a thorough understanding of Persian; its structure, its sound system and the formation of words, phrases and sentence construction. It offers a stimulating analysis of the complexities of the language, providing clear explanations and examples of each point.

      Persian: A Comprehensive Grammar is the essential reference work on Persian grammar for all learners and users of the language.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|3 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 2|21 pages

      How Persian sounds and how it is written

      chapter 3|23 pages

      Nouns

      chapter 4|6 pages

      The connector ezāfe

      chapter 5|28 pages

      Pronouns

      chapter 6|24 pages

      Adjectives

      chapter 7|17 pages

      Adverbs

      chapter 8|9 pages

      Numerals, time, age, measures

      chapter 9|26 pages

      Prepositions, conjunctions and some common prefixes / suffixes

      chapter 10|16 pages

      Infinitives and their derivatives

      chapter 11|49 pages

      Persian verbs

      chapter 12|42 pages

      Tenses, aspects, moods, voices

      chapter 13|58 pages

      Sentences: from phrases to complex sentences

      chapter 14|4 pages

      Punctuation

      chapter 15|13 pages

      Colloquial Persian and polite Persian

      chapter 16|6 pages

      Contemporary remnants of archaic features

      chapter 17|6 pages

      ‘Good’ and ‘bad’ Persian?

      chapter 18|5 pages

      Arabic to Persian – Arabic in Persian

      chapter 19|13 pages

      Glossary of grammatical terms

      T&F logoTaylor & Francis Group logo
      • Policies
        • Privacy Policy
        • Terms & Conditions
        • Cookie Policy
        • Privacy Policy
        • Terms & Conditions
        • Cookie Policy
      • Journals
        • Taylor & Francis Online
        • CogentOA
        • Taylor & Francis Online
        • CogentOA
      • Corporate
        • Taylor & Francis Group
        • Taylor & Francis Group
        • Taylor & Francis Group
        • Taylor & Francis Group
      • Help & Contact
        • Students/Researchers
        • Librarians/Institutions
        • Students/Researchers
        • Librarians/Institutions
      • Connect with us

      Connect with us

      Registered in England & Wales No. 3099067
      5 Howick Place | London | SW1P 1WG © 2022 Informa UK Limited