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This study deals with the complementation of verbs in Icelandic. The main emphasis is on clausal complements of verbs and the syntactic rules that operate in and on such complements. This study is written with two kinds of readers in mind. First, it is written for the theoretical linguist who is looking for phenomena of general theoretical interest, i.e. facts about Icelandic syntax that bear on the question what an adequate general linguistic theory must be like and hence shed some light on the nature of human language. Second, the study is also written with a different kind of reader in...

Die Buchreihe Linguistische Arbeiten hat mit uber 500 Banden zur linguistischen Theoriebildung der letzten Jahrzehnte in Deutschland und international wesentlich beigetragen. Die Reihe wird auch weiterhin neue Impulse fur die Forschung setzen und die zentrale Einsicht der Sprachwissenschaft prasentieren, dass Fortschritt in der Erforschung der menschlichen Sprachen nur durch die enge Verbindung von empirischen und theoretischen Analysen sowohl diachron wie synchron moglich ist. Daher laden wir hochwertige linguistische Arbeiten aus allen zentralen Teilgebieten der allgemeinen und...

This compact and completely up-to-date, two-way dictionary provides a comprehensive and modern vocabulary, containing 85,000 headwords and phrases. It is the ideal reference for learners of Swedish. The maximum of information is provided in the minimum space, making the dictionary an invaluable reference source.

Features include:

* guide to Swedish pronunciation and inflexions

* important grammatical information provided: gender; plurals; past tense

* meaning and usage clearly signposted

* expressions and idioms of current written and spoken language

Danish: An Essential Grammar is a reference guide to the most important aspects of current Danish as it is used by native speakers.

It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, focusing on those areas of Danish that pose particular problems for English speakers but at the same time providing a broad general account of the language.

The Grammar is the ideal source of reference for the learner of Danish in the early and middle stages. It is suitable for independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult...

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By the end of Complete Norwegian you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking...

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By the end of Complete Finnish you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking and...

The first available Elementary Grammar of Old Icelandic in the English language, this book is primarily intended for the beginner. To this end, the greater part of the space is devoted to a detailed treatment of the inflexions and of such points of syntax as are likely to cause difficulties.