Intermediate Persian
A Grammar and Workbook
By Saeed Yousef, Hayedeh Torabi
To Be Published July 22nd 2013 by Routledge – 320 pages
Series: Grammar Workbooks
Description
Intermediate Persian: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible grammar and related exercises in a single volume. Each of the fourteen units deals with a particular grammatical point and provides associated exercises to help learners reinforce and consolidate their knowledge.There are additionally four appendices covering colloquial, polite, literary and journalistic styles.
Features include:
- clear, accessible format
- many useful language examples
- clear, jargon-free explanations of grammar
- abundant exercises with full answer key
- units covering different levels of language
- a glossary of Persian-English terms that includes all Persian simple verbs and their roots
- subject index
Intermediate Persian reviews many of the principle elements presented in its sister volume, Basic Persian, and introduces more advanced features and structures of the language. The two books form a compendium of the essentials of Persian grammar.
User-friendly and engaging, Intermediate Persian is suitable for both class use and independent study, making it an ideal grammar reference and practice resource for students and learners with some knowledge of the language.
Reviews
"Intermediate Persian: A Grammar and Workbook is an excellent complement to the core textbook in the classroom. Its structure is methodical, the units are easy to navigate, and the explanations are refreshingly low on jargon. The appendices (in particular the appendix that deals with the language of politeness, and the one on the Tehrani colloquial) are a great addition to an already comprehensive grammar." - Dominic Parviz Brookshaw, Stanford University, USA
Contents
Introduction Unit 1: Indirect speech Unit 2: ‘Self’: emphatic, reflexive and possessive. Usages of khod. Objective pronouns Unit 3: Definite and indefinite, singular and plural. Review and expansion. Vocative case Unit 4: Persian equivalents of English modal verbs. More on subjunctive Unit 5: More on conditionals. If, unless; otherwise, as if Unit 6: Causative form. Optative mood. Past participle as verb. Deleting a similar verb. Regulars on the march Unit 7: Impersonal forms Unit 8: Position of verbs in the sentence. Verbs of state. Putting on and taking off clothes. To want, to be able to, to knowUnit 9: More on compound verbs. Ways to avoid passive Unit 10: Nouns, adjectives from verbs. Some prefixes and suffixes Unit 11: Exclamative form. More on adjectives/adverbs. Comparison of adjectives. Ezāfe Unit 12: Correlative conjunctions. More on subordinate clauses. A review of tā Unit 13: How to use digar, hanuz, ham, faghat/tanhā Unit 14: Remember/forget, arrange, change. Difference, meaning/‘to mean’ Appendix I: Language of politeness and courtesy Appendix II: Colloquial Persian/ Tehrāni Appendix III: Literary, poetical, archaic Appendix IV: Good, bad and ugly Persian. Common mistakes Key to Exercises. Glossary (includes all Persian simple verbs)
Author Bio
Saeed Yousef is Senior Lecturer of Persian at the University of Chicago, USA. He is also a poet and has published books of literary criticism and translations.
Hayedeh Torabi was a Lecturer of Persian at the University of Chicago, USA. She is a published writer, essayist and translator.
Name: Intermediate Persian: A Grammar and Workbook (Paperback) – Routledge
Description: By Saeed Yousef, Hayedeh Torabi. Intermediate Persian: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible grammar and related exercises in a single volume. Each of the fourteen units deals with a particular grammatical point and provides associated exercises to help learners reinforce and...
Categories: Language Teaching & Learning, Persian, Languages of the Middle East, Middle East Language, General Language Reference
