Latvian: An Essential Grammar
By Dace Praulinš
Published March 7th 2012 by Routledge – 254 pages
Series: Essential Grammars
Description
Latvian: An Essential Grammar is a concise, user-friendly guide to the basic grammatical structures of Latvian. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations to set out the complexities of Latvian in short, readable sections.
Key features include:
- clear grammar explanations
- frequent use of authentic examples
- pronunciation guide, bibliography and subject index.
This is the ideal reference source both for those studying Latvian independently and for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types to back up their studies.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Pronunciation and orthography Chapter 3: Nouns Chapter 4: Pronouns Chapter 5: Adjectives Chapter 6: Adverbs Chapter 7: Numerals and quantifiers Chapter 8: Verbs Chapter 9: Prepositions Chapter 10: Conjunctions Chapter 11: Cases Chapter 12: Syntax and Pronunciation
Author Bio
Dace Praulinš started teaching Latvian History, Culture, Society and Language at the University of Glasgow in 2006 following three decades in language teaching. She has taught English to speakers of other languages in the UK, Germany and Latvia. She has also taught German and French.
Name: Latvian: An Essential Grammar (Paperback) – Routledge
Description: By Dace Praulinš. Latvian: An Essential Grammar is a concise, user-friendly guide to the basic grammatical structures of Latvian. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations to set out the...
Categories: Latvian, Languages of Eastern Europe, General Language Reference, Language Teaching & Learning
