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Mathias Jenny San San Hnin Tun

Burmese A Comprehensive Grammar

Mathias Jenny,  San San Hnin Tun

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Burmese
Routledge
23 February 2016
Grammar & vocabulary; Languages & ESL; Burmese - Grammar; Burmese - Languages
Series: Routledge Comprehensive Grammars
Burmese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Burmese grammar. It presents a fresh and thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Burmese.

The volume is organized to promote a thorough understanding of Burmese grammar. It offers a stimulating analysis of the complexities of the language, with clear explanations. Throughout, the emphasis is on Burmese as used by present-day native speakers.

Features include:

detailed treatment of the common grammatical structures and parts of speech

particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty

all examples given in Burmese script, IPA phonetic transcription, and English

glossary of linguistic terminology

The Grammar is the ideal reference source for intermediate to advanced learners and users of Burmese and will remain the standard reference work for years to come.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   748g
ISBN:   9780415735698
ISBN 10:   0415735696
Series:   Routledge Comprehensive Grammars
Pages:   526
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1 Introduction 2 Sound system and script 3 Parts of speech 4 Lexicon 5 Word structure 6 Phrase structure 7 Clause and sentence structure 8 Form and functions of utterances 9 Negation 10 Expression of tense, aspect, and modality 11 Intensifiers and comparison 12 Pragmatics and Language Use

Mathias Jenny is Senior Lecturer/Researcher in the Department of Comparative Linguistics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, with a research focus on the languages of Southeast Asia. He teaches General Linguistics and beginners' Burmese. San San Hnin Tun is Maitre de Conferences at Inalco/Lacito-CNRS. She teaches Burmese and researches the Burmese language, in particular on discourse structure and functions of spoken contemporary Burmese using a corpus linguistic approach. She is the author of the recent Routledge publication Colloquial Burmese.

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