Finnish: A Comprehensive Grammar presents a fresh, accessible and thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Finnish. The book moves from the sound system through morphology and word classes to a detailed analysis of sentence structures and semantic features.
Key features include: particular focus on examples from spoken Finnish reflecting current usage, grammatical phenomena classified as common or rare, appendices identifying stems and sequences of endings, English-Finnish contrasts highlighted throughout.
This Comprehensive Grammar is an essential reference for the intermediate and advanced learner and user of Finnish.