Swedish
An Elementary Grammar-Reader

Gladys Hird (Author), Göran Huss (With), Göran Hartman (With)

9780521226448, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 13 March 1980

284 pages, 2 b/w illus. 2 maps 3 music examples
21.6 x 14.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.335 kg

This grammar-reader is based on almost twenty years' experience of teaching beginners the Swedish language and is reassuringly practical in approach. Miss Hird's aims are threefold: to provide a compromise between the traditional grammar-readers and the new textbooks which are not designed for beginners outside Sweden; to supply grammatical information and exercises and reading texts together for ease of reference; and to stimulate the student's interest in Swedish life, institutions and culture. The grammar part of the book is in seventeen lessons, each comprising a text in Swedish which Miss Hird has specially composed to include useful vocabulary and graded grammatical points upon which exercises (including translation exercises) are set for practice. The central theme of the texts is Stockholm, and attractive drawings illustrate it. To help the student, there is a full vocabulary list covering all the lessons, a brief summary of Swedish grammar, a glossary of grammatical terms, a check list of irregular verbs and a comprehensive index of the grammatical points covered in the book. In the reader part of the book, the texts chosen range from a short play by Strindberg to a sketch by Stig Claesson, one of Sweden's most popular contemporary authors. Each text is preceded by a short biographical and literary introduction and is followed by questions designed to test the student's comprehension and to stimulate his appreciation.

Preface to the second edition
Acknowledgments
Map of Sweden
Map of Stockholm
Note
Introduction
Part I. Grammar: Part II. Reader: Appendices.

Subject Areas: Grammar & vocabulary [CJBG]