Overview

This Italian reference grammar provides students, teachers and others interested in the Italian language with a comprehensive, accessible and jargon-free guide to the forms and structure of Italian. Whatever their level of knowledge of the language, learners of Italian will find this book indispensable: it gives clear and detailed explanations of everything from the most elementary facts such as the relation between spelling and pronunciation, or the forms of the article, to more advanced points such as the various nuances of the subjunctive. Formal or archaic discourse is distinguished from informal, everyday usage, and regionalisms are also indicated where appropriate. The authors have taken care to make it an easy and illuminating reference tool: extensive cross-referencing enables readers to quickly find the information they require, and also stimulates them to discover new, related facts.

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Author:   Martin Maiden ,  Cecilia Robustelli ,  Martin Maiden ,  Cecilia Robustelli
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.471kg
ISBN:  

9781138170872

ISBN 10:   1138170879
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   10 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Spelling and pronunciation 3. Nouns and adjectives 4. The articles 5. Demonstratives 6. Personal pronouns 7. Relative structures 8. Interrogative structures 9. Indefinite, quantifier and negative pronouns and adjectives 10. Possessives and related constructions 11. Prepositions 12. Numerals and related expressions 13. Adverbs and adverbial constructions 14. Forms of the verb 15. Uses of the verb forms 16. Comparative, superlative and related constructions 17. Aspects of sentence structure 18. Negative constructions 19. Conjunctions and discourse markers 20. Word derivation 21. Time expressions 22. Forms of address

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Matin Maiden is Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Oxford. Cecilia Robustelli is Professor of Italian Linguistics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

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