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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783623503321

Autore

Naughton J. D (James D.), <1950-, >

Titolo

Czech : an essential grammar / / James Naughton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

0-415-28825-8

1-134-44405-2

1-280-37734-8

9786610377343

0-203-56703-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Collana

Essential grammar

Disciplina

491.8682421

Soggetti

Czech language - Grammar

Czech language - English

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

English and Czech text.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Czech; Copyright Page; Contents; Abbrevations; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Standard versus non-standard usage; Chapter 2. Pronunciation and orthography -výslovnost a pravopls; 2.1 Vowels - samohlásky; 2.2 Consonants - souhlásky; 2.3 Soft I versus hard Y; 2.4 Consonants before Ě and I/Í; 2.5 Voicing and devoicing; 2.6 Intonation - intonace; 2.7 The alphabet; 2.8 Capital letters; 2.9 Non-standard Czech; Chapter 3. Nouns - podstatná jména; 3.1 Gender - rod; The plural - mnoźné číslo; 3.3 Cases - pády; 3.4 Hard and soft declensions; 3.5 Masculine types; 3.6 Feminine types

3.7 Neuter types3.8 Other miscellaneous types; 3.9 Adjectival nouns - zpodstatnélá pŕídavná jména; 3.10 Plural-only nouns - podstatná jména pomnožná; 3.11 Indeclinable nouns - nesklonná jména; Chapter 4. Adjectives and adverbs - pŕídavná jména a pŕíslovce; 4.1 The adjective -pŕídavná jméno; 4.2 English noun modifiers; 4.3 Standard adjectives - hard and soft types; 4.4 Adjective rád; 4.5 Short-form adjectives - jmenný tvar; 4.6 Possessive adjectives - pŕivlastňovací pŕídavná jména; 4.7 The adverb - pŕíslovce; 4.8 Standard adverbs ending in -é/e; 4.9 Adverbs ending in -cky, -sky



4.10 Adverbs ending in -o4.11 Looking happy/sad etc.; 4.12 Interrogatives, place and motion; 4.13 More adverbs of place and motion; 4.14 Other forms of adverb; 4.15 Comparison of adjectives - stupňování; 4.16 Comparison of adverbs; Chapter 5. Pronouns - zájmena; 5.1 Pronoun types; 5.2 Personal pronouns - osobní zájmena; 5.3 Reflexive pronoun se - zvratné zájmeno; 5.4 Demonstratives - ukazovací zájmena; 5.5 Possessives - pŕivlastňovací zájmena; 5.6 Interrogatives - tázací zájmena etc.; 5.7 Relative pronouns -vztaźná zájmena etc.; 5.8 Interrogatives and their derivatives; 5.9 Sám and samý

6.12 Collective or set numerals - souborové číslovky6.13 Generic numerals - druhové číslovky; Chapter 7. The verb - sloveso; 7.1 Verb forms and categories; 7.2 The infinitive - infinitiv; 7.3 Reflexive verbs - zvratná slovesa; 7.4 The present tense - pŕítomný čas; 7.5 The past tense - minulý čas; 7.6 Imperfective and perfective aspect - nedokonavý a dokonavý vid; 7.7 Perfective present and future; 7.8 Imperfective future - budoucí čas nedokonavý; 7.9 The conditional tense - kondicionál/ podmiňovací způsob; 7.10 Synopsis of main tenses; 7.11 Past conditional -kondicionál minulý

7.12 Pluperfect - pŕedminulý čas/plusquamperfektum

Sommario/riassunto

Czech: An Essential Grammar is a practical reference guide to the core structures and features of modern Czech. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations and sets out the complexities of Czech in short, readable sections. Suitable for either independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types, key features include:* focus on the morphology and syntax of the language* clear explanations of grammatical terms * full use of authentic exam