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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 examples
* detailed contents list and index for easy access to information.
With an emphasis on the Czech that native speakers use today, Czech: An Essential Grammar will help students to read, speak and write the language with greater confidence.
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This is styled an 'essential' grammar, and is certainly not anything like a comprehensive grammar (mluvnice) of Czech (etina) - the Czech language (eský jazyk), with its strong tradition of writing from the late thirteenth century onwards. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
This is styled an 'essential' grammar, and is certainly not anything like a comprehensive grammar (mluvnice) of Czech (etina) - the Czech language (eský jazyk), with its strong tradition of writing from the late thirteenth century onwards. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the third Czech study book that I have bought and this is an absolutely fantastic reference book that helps you understand very clearly what some of that difficult grammar and language points really mean.
Not for Czech novices, but great for those that have learnt some basic Czech through other means and want to know why what they are saying is constructed in that way!
Format:Paperback
If you want to know how to speak Czech, this is the book for you. No nonsense or psychology just the rules and structure. Very well put together
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
This, the David Short Teach Yourself Czech and the Fronek Dictionary are all you really need...
26 Jun 2006
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Really! First, use this work. I know it means seemingly meaningless memorization, but then the Short Teach Yourself Czech will make a lot more sense, and you can concentrate on the colloquial expressions and phrases. Then you can polish off your knowledge with Radio Praha (which has the printed Czech of their articles and sound in RealAudio or Windows Media) and the Fronek dictionary. The Fronek IS hideously expensive, but since you're not gonna find "2,000+ Essential Czech Verbs," you'll find all you need on the irregualr conjugations and declensions there.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
KINDLE EDITION IS UNUSABLE DUE TO MISSING ACCENTS AND DIACRITICAL MARKS
2 Dec 2009
Format:Kindle Edition
The Kindle Edition of Naughton's Czech, an Essential Grammar is useless. Despite multiple downloads and discussions with Kindle customer service, the book downloads to the Kindle without many accents and diacritical marks on the letters -- for example, throughout the entire book, "R" with hook/hacek -- has no hacek. Same for "r" -- no hook/hacek. The same holds true for other letters with hooks/haceks. Thus, THE BOOK IS USELESS IN ITS CURRENT FORMAT. Without the accents and hooks/hacky, one cannot learn the language. I speak Czech and can see that all the accents are missing, but a non-speaker or learner of the Czech language would not know this, and thus would learn many, many words completely incorrectly. THE PUBLISHERS NEED TO CORRECT THE KINDLE VERSION OF THIS BOOK.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Book!
29 Jan 2009
Format:Paperback
Czech, an essential grammar is exactly what it is called.
Author managed to explain complexities of Czech language in logical, brief and easy to understand chapters. I was particularly impressed by the section, cases and prepositions, which was very well presented to anyone who would be interested in studying this very difficult language. Each section covers one element of the grammar which includes nouns, pronouns,numerals, verbs, prepositions and conjunctions In fairly short sections, the author was able to cover basic usage in plentiful examples so students can learn a simple conversation in short time.
I have discussed the textbook with my student, Dr. Lois Potter and she found the book to be an excellent tool for her understanding of basic structures of today's Czech.
Last but not least positive feature of the book is usage of proper and updated forms of Czech language which does not include slang or terms no longer existing in everyday communication. While Czech language is difficult by itself, many outdated textbooks make it impossible for non-native speaker to understand complicated czech grammar. In Czech An Essential Grammar, the author accomplished a very difficult task of simplifying it. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to learn Czech without being discouraged by complexity of Czech grammar.
Val Berzinz, Berlitz Czech instructor
Author managed to explain complexities of Czech language in logical, brief and easy to understand chapters. I was particularly impressed by the section, cases and prepositions, which was very well presented to anyone who would be interested in studying this very difficult language. Each section covers one element of the grammar which includes nouns, pronouns,numerals, verbs, prepositions and conjunctions In fairly short sections, the author was able to cover basic usage in plentiful examples so students can learn a simple conversation in short time.
I have discussed the textbook with my student, Dr. Lois Potter and she found the book to be an excellent tool for her understanding of basic structures of today's Czech.
Last but not least positive feature of the book is usage of proper and updated forms of Czech language which does not include slang or terms no longer existing in everyday communication. While Czech language is difficult by itself, many outdated textbooks make it impossible for non-native speaker to understand complicated czech grammar. In Czech An Essential Grammar, the author accomplished a very difficult task of simplifying it. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to learn Czech without being discouraged by complexity of Czech grammar.
Val Berzinz, Berlitz Czech instructor
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