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Dutch: An Essential Grammar » (9th Edition)
Authors: William Z. Shetter
ISBN-13: 9780415423076, ISBN-10: 0415423074
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: September 2007
Edition: 9th Edition
Author Biography: William Z. Shetter
Book Synopsis
Developed with the beginner in mind, this Grammar uses abundant examples and extensive cross-referencing to present the language in an engaging and accessible manner. Features include:
• core vocabulary for each unit
• a Dutch-English glossary
• three short stories
• further reading and resources.
This is an ideal companion to a classroom-based course, helping to further explain and reinforce the grammar content of any chosen textbook. It is also an invaluable tool for independent learners.
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Ch. 1 | Pronunciation | 5 |
| Ch. 2 | Spelling | 14 |
| Ch. 3 | The plural | 21 |
| Ch. 4 | Articles and demonstratives | 27 |
| Ch. 5 | Personal pronouns and the verb | 35 |
| Ch. 6 | The verb; hebben and zijn and the imperative | 45 |
| Ch. 7 | Adjectives, adverbs, comparison | 54 |
| Ch. 8 | Object and reflexive pronouns | 66 |
| Ch. 9 | Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns | 79 |
| Ch. 10 | Numbers and dates, currency and measurement | 88 |
| Ch. 11 | The past tense: weak verbs | 100 |
| Ch. 12 | The past tense: strong verbs | 108 |
| Ch. 13 | Some irregular verbs, the past perfect tense | 118 |
| Ch. 14 | Modal auxiliaries, verbs plus infinitive | 127 |
| Ch. 15 | The future, the present participle and the infinitive | 138 |
| Ch. 16 | Colloquial speech and writing | 148 |
| Ch. 17 | Separable and inseparable prefixes | 159 |
| Ch. 18 | Conjunctions and relative pronouns | 168 |
| Ch. 19 | Word order: the position in the sentence | 179 |
| Ch. 20 | The word er, prepositional compounds | 190 |
| Ch. 21 | Diminutives | 201 |
| Ch. 22 | The passive voice | 207 |
| Ch. 23 | Telling the time | 217 |
| Ch. 24 | Aspect and idiomatic usages of some common verbs | 225 |
| Ch. 25 | Word formation and derivation | 234 |
| Ch. 26 | Three stories | 243 |
| Ch. 27 | Further learning | 256 |
| Key to the exercises | 263 | |
| A list of the most useful strong and irregular verbs | 282 | |
| Dutch-English vocabulary | 288 | |
| English-Dutch vocabulary | 316 | |
| Index | 341 |
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