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Introduction to Dutch

A Practical Grammar

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  • © 1977

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  1. William Z. Shetter
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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-5

  3. Pronunciation

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    Pages 6-15

  4. Spelling

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    Pages 16-20

  5. The Plural

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    Pages 21-25

  6. The articles, demonstratives

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    Pages 26-29

  7. Personal pronouns; the verb

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    Pages 30-34

  8. The verb (continued). Hebben and zijn. Imperative

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    Pages 35-39

  9. Reading Selections. The place of the verb

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    Pages 40-42

  10. The adjective. Comparison

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    Pages 43-49

  11. Object pronouns. Reflexives

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    Pages 50-55

  12. Possessive and interrogative pronouns

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    Pages 56-60

  13. Review and Reading

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    Pages 61-64

  14. Numbers and dates. Currency and units of measurement

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    Pages 65-70

  15. The verb, past and perfect tenses (weak)

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    Pages 71-75

  16. The verb (strong)

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    Pages 76-80

  17. Some irregular verbs. The past perfect tense. Use of tenses

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    Pages 81-85

  18. Modal auxiliaries. Verb plus infinitive

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    Pages 86-91

  19. The future. The present participle and the infinitive

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    Pages 92-96

  20. Review and reading

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    Pages 97-100
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About this book

First edition This grammar arose from the need for a concise presentation of the essentials of the Dutch language which could be used both for independent home study and in groups or classes under formal instruction. With the former aim in mind, the explanations have been made as self-explanatory as possible, and a complete key to the exercises has been provided in an appendix. In the interest of simplicity and ease of reference and review, each grammatical topic is discussed as fully as practicable in one place, and an effort has been made to include only one major grammatical feature in any one chapter. But since a solid foundation can more effectively be achieved through study under trained supervision or with a native speaker of the language, the presentation has also been made adapt­ able to this type of study. The brief fill-in exercises in each lesson provide a model for any amount of drill, and the dialogues and readings included at irregular intervals as well as the review selec­ tions placed after every few chapters can provide the necessary added practice in supervised instruction. Help should in any case be sought with the pronunciation, the principal stumbling-block in the way of either independent or supervised study.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Introduction to Dutch

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Grammar

  • Authors: William Z. Shetter

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-5000-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-247-2007-1Published: 01 January 1977

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-5000-4Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 4

  • Number of Pages: X, 209

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Language Education, Germanic Languages

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