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Polish : an essential grammar

Bielec, Dana, 1948-2012
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Main title:
Polish : an essential grammar / Dana Bielec.
Author:
Bielec, Dana, 1948-, author
Work:
Polish : an essential grammar
Edition:
2nd ed.
Imprint:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Collation:
xvi, 432 pages ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Routledge essential grammars
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1998.Includes bibliographical references and index.In Polish and English.
Contents:
pt. I THE POLISH LANGUAGEch. 1 Alphabetch. 2 Pronunciation and stress2.1.Pronunciation2.2.Single vowels2.3.Nasal vowels2.4.Double vowels2.5.Consonants2.6.Identical double consonants2.7.Consonant types2.8.Devoicing of voiced consonants2.9.Voicing of unvoiced consonants2.10.Effect of vowel i on preceding consonant2.11.Normal stress2.12.Abnormal stress2.13.Stress in prepositional phrases2.14.Stress in nie and its verbch. 3 Vowel and consonant alternations3.1.Vowel alternations3.2.Consonant alternationsch. 4 Studying an inflected language4.1.What is an inflected language?4.2.How do words change in Polish?4.3.What are the most common student errors?4.4.How to study a Polish text4.5.Sample textpt. II PARTS OF SPEECHch. 5 Verbs5.1.Infinitive5.2.Imperative mood5.3.Indicative mood5.4.Verb aspects5.5.Present tense5.6.Past tense5.7.Future tense.5.8.Conditional tense5.9.Reflexive verbs5.10.Modal auxiliary verbs5.11.Impersonal verbs5.12.Subjectless sentences5.13.Translating `there is/are'5.14.Adverbial participles5.15.Verbal prefixes5.16.Reported speechch. 6 Nouns6.1.Introduction6.2.Nominative case6.3.Vocative case6.4.Accusative case6.5.Genitive case6.6.Locative case6.7.Instrumental case6.8.Dative casech. 7 Pronouns7.1.Personal pronouns7.2.Reflexive pronouns7.3.Reciprocal pronouns7.4.Possessive pronouns7.5.Demonstrative pronouns7.6.Interrogative pronouns7.7.Distributive pronouns7.8.Relative pronouns7.9.Indefinite pronounsch. 8 Adjectives8.1.Attributive (descriptive) adjectives8.2.Possessive adjectives8.3.Demonstrative adjectives8.4.Distributive adjectives8.5.Interrogative adjectives8.6.Relative adjectives8.7.Indefinite adjectives8.8.Numerical adjectives8.9.Special usage.8.10.Full adjective declension8.11.Adjectival participles8.12.Comparative:-szy form8.13.Comparative: other forms8.14.Superlative: naj- form8.15.Superlative: other forms8.16.Adjective formationch. 9 Adverbs9.1.Formation of regular adverbs9.2.Irregular adverbs9.3.Expressing emotion and body temperature9.4.Comparative: -ej/-iej form9.5.Comparative: irregular9.6.Comparative: other forms9.7.Superlative: naj- form9.8.Superlative: other forms9.9.Adverb formation with nie (un-/im-/in-)9.10.Adverbs of time9.11.Adverbial phrases of time9.12.Adverbs of place9.13.Adverbs of manner9.14.Adverbs of degree9.15.Adverbs of frequency9.16.Adverbial phrases of frequency9.17.Adverbs of modification9.18.Adverbial phrases of modification9.19.`Throw-away' adverbs9.20.Question tagsch. 10 Prepositions10.1.Addition of extra e10.2.Compound prepositions10.3.Accusative case prepositions.10.4.Genitive case prepositions10.5.Locative case prepositions10.6.Instrumental case prepositions10.7.Dative case prepositions10.8.Dual-case locative/accusative prepositions10.9.Dual-case instrumental/accusative prepositionsch. 11 Conjunctions11.1.Coordinating conjunctions11.2.Subordinating conjunctionsch. 12 Numerals12.1.List of cardinal and ordinal numbers12.2.Declension of cardinal numbers12.3.Declension of ordinal numbers12.4.`Another/second/one more'12.5.`Former/latter'12.6.Collective numbers12.7.`Pair'12.8.Indefinite numbers12.9.Fractions, decimals, percentages12.10.Weights and measures12.11.Age12.12.Dates12.13.Temperature12.14.Money12.15.Clock time12.16.Nouns derived from numbersch. 13 Interjections, idiomatic phrases, greetings13.1.Interjections13.2.Idiomatic phrases13.3.Common greetingsch. 14 Particles14.1.Czy14.2.Li14.3.No14.4.Ze or z.14.5.Niech and niechaj14.6.Oby14.7.By14.8.Nie14.9.S14.10.To14.11.Ci14.12.Apt. III SENTENCE ELEMENTS AND STRUCTUREch. 15 Sentence elements15.1.Types of clause15.2.Elements of a sentence15.3.Grammatical casesch. 16 Sentence structure16.1.Word order16.2.Punctuation.
ISBN:
9780415595599 (pbk alk paper)9780415595582 (hbk alk paper)
Dewey class:
491.8582421
LC class:
PG6129.E5
Language:
EnglishPolish
Subject:
Polish language -- GrammarPolish language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- EnglishPolish language -- Study and teaching -- English speakers
BRN:
814367
Bookmark link:
https://librarysearch.melbourne.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=814367
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