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A Modern Czech Grammar (Columbia Slavic Study) [Hardcover]

We Harkins (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 338 pages
  • Publisher: Columbia University Press; 6 edition (1 Feb 1952)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0231099371
  • ISBN-13: 978-0231099370
  • Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 2.5 x 23.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource, full of review exercises 4 Dec 2011
By Che Guevara
Format:Hardcover
Czech grammars and language learning materials for foreigners are hard to come by in this country. The standard is James Naughton's addition to the Collouquial series and his companion Essential Grammar. The key flaw with his books, in my opinion - useful as they are - is that they simply do not contain sufficient exercises by any means. This book does. Dating from the 1950s, it presents the language in a matter-of-fact fashion, presenting all the grammar and vocab one is liekly to need to be able to read and write Czech adequately, bolsetered throughout by constant revision, review and drill exercises, ensuring the material is retained. Yes, it's old, and the most obvious consequence of this is that verbs all end in the soft -i ending, which is now archaic, though this is easily compensated for by simply mentally removing the final leter of each infinitive: nothing else is different in the modern language re verbal conjugations.

To be recommended, a worthwhile expenditure for the serious learner.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good but somehow outdated 16 April 2010
By Cj
Format:Hardcover
Well, this czech grammar is actually very good: chapters are easy to follow and all the rules are clearly explained.
The only bad thing is that it's like 50 years old, so you might find words or constructions that are now very formal or absolutely unused. Apart this... an excellent grammar.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't fear 1953. This is for the serious student. 12 July 2000
By S. J. Ziegler - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The English speaking student of Czech has one distressing problem: grammar. Czech has seven cases that may call for variations in spelling of nouns depending on usage. Adjectives change to follow gender. Conjugation of verbs is critical as the verb form variations substitute for pronouns.

When it is no longer enough to be able to ask, "How far to the Charles Bridge," you must tackle the grammar. There is no better textbook. Students should take classes, if possible, as well. The use of the Harkins book by foreign language departments in American universities has probably been a fortunate stroke that kept it in print. It is priced like a college textbook. You would consider it a valuable addition to your library.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious. 6 July 2003
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Fantastic resource! This book just tears through the basics in 30 chapters w/ ease. The only problem I can see is that the book hasn't been revised in some time. All the infinitives in the book end in "-ti" opposed to just "-t." But one can simply ignore the 'i" in the infinitive because the conjugations are the same.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource and study aid 18 Jan 2010
By Mike G - Published on Amazon.com
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As I slowly work my way through this book I continue to be impressed. It's a bit different from the typical grammar resource and I am sure that is related to the fact that it is not so 'modern' in 2010 as it was when it was first published. That's part of the charm I think. As anyone that is attempting this challenging language has learned, resources are not abundant and good resources are even more scarce. I highly recommend purchasing and working through this book. The used price is reasonable. A key to the exercises would be helpful (it was meant as as a textbook so the reason why not is clear) but not having one just makes one more careful in getting it right the first time. Again - different but recommended.
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