Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar, Edition 4
About this ebook
This fourth edition has been exhaustively researched and updated to align with current standards in the description of language and to incorporate the most recent recommendations of Språkrådet, the Language Council of Sweden. The emphasis is on Swedish in everyday communication, drawing on contemporary corpus material and a wide range of printed and online sources to illustrate the use of high-frequency words and expressions. Examples have been systematically updated to reflect contemporary conventions and usage, and new content has been added to reflect the increasing democratisation of written Swedish.
Key features include:
- detailed treatment of grammatical structures and parts of speech
- a wealth of authentic examples, many drawn from mainstream news media and reliable online sources
- careful attention to areas that typically cause confusion or difficulty for learners
- Swedish/English contrasts highlighted throughout the book
- a new chapter outlining major differences in written and spoken Swedish, with notes on slang and youth argot
Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar is the most thorough and detailed Swedish grammar available in English and is an essential reference source for students and speakers of Swedish, irrespective of level.
About the author
Ian Hinchliffe, Ph.D, is a former lecturer in Swedish, a freelance translator and founder member of the Swedish Association of Professional Translators.
Philip Holmes, Ph.D, (1944–2019) was Reader Emeritus in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Hull, UK.
Sofia Malmgård, B.A., is an experienced translator, language consultant and author of Sveriges språkflora, a handbook for a multilingual society.
