TURKISH A COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR.

"Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar" is a complete reference guide to modern Turkish grammar.
It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Turkish. The book is an essential reference source for learners and users of Turkish at the intermediate level and beyond.
The volume is organized to promote a thorough understanding of Turkish grammar. It offers a stimulating analysis of the complexities of the language, and provides full and clear explanations and examples. Throughout, the emphasis is on Turkish as used by present-day native speakers.
An extensive index and numbered paragraphs provide readers with easy access to the information they require.
Features include:
- coverage of every aspect of the grammar, from the simplest constructions to areas of higher complexity
- full illustration of every point with up-to-date examples
- particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty
- Turkish-English parallels highlighted throughout the book
- comprehensive glossary of all grammatical terms
- cross-references included throughout and detailed index for ease of access

Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Turkish grammar. Concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Turkish, it presents a detailed and systematic description of the structure of language at every level:sounds, words and sentences and will remain the standard reference work for years to come. Drawing upon a rapidly growing body of scholarly research on Turkish, this well-presented Grammaris a stimulating and up-to-date analysis of the complexities of the language, with full and clear explanations and examples throughout. A detailed index and extensive cross-referencing between numbered subsections also provides readers with easy access to the information they require. Features include: detailed treatment of common grammatical structures and parts of speech extensive use of examples, all with English translations particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty comprehensive glossary of all grammatical terms. The Grammar is an essential reference source for intermediate and advanced learners and users of Turkish. It is ideal for use in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Abbreviations. List of Conventions Observed in this Book. The Turkish Alphabet and Writing Conventions. Part 1: Phonology: The Sound System 1. Phonological Units 2. Sound Changes in the Stem after Suffixiation 3. Vowel Harmony 4. Word Stress 5. Intonation Part 2. Morphology: The Strucutre of Words 6. Principles of Suffixiation 7. Word Classes and Derivational Suffixes 9. Reduplication 10. Noun Compounds Part 3. Syntax: The Structure of Sentences 12. Simple and Complex Sentences 13. The Verb Phrase 14. The Noun Phrase 15. Adjectival Constructions, Determiners and Numerals 16. Adverbal Constructions 17. The Postpositional Phrase 18. Pronouns and Reference 19. Questions 20. Negation 21. Tense, Aspect and Modality 22. Definiteness, Specificity and Generic Reference 23. Word Order 24. Noun Clauses 25. Relative Clauses 26. Adverbial Clauses 27. Conditional Sentences 28. Conjunctions, Co-ordination and Discourse Connection. Appendix 1. Reduplicated Stems. Appendix 2. Tense/Aspect/Modality Suffixes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index

Asli Göksel is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, and Research Associate at SOAS, London, and Celia Kerslake is Lecturer in Turkish at Oxford University.