{"product_id":"czech-an-essential-grammar-9780367861858","title":"Czech: An Essential Grammar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCzech: An Essential Grammar\u003c\/em\u003e 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. This new revised edition has been thoroughly updated with examples of current usage, additional morphological explanations and an historical overview of Czech as to why two levels - written and spoken Czech - exist till this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable for either independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types, key features include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003efocus on the morphology and syntax of the language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eclear explanations of grammatical terms \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003efull use of authentic examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003euse of basic twenty-first-century English borrowings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003edetailed contents list and index for easy access to information.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an emphasis on the Czech that native speakers use today, \u003ci\u003eCzech: An Essential Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e will help students to read, speak and write the language with greater confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Naughton\u003c\/strong\u003e was Lecturer at the University of Oxford, UK. He was the author of \u003ci\u003eColloquial Czech\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eColloquial Slovak\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Routledge. His published translations include Bohumil Hrabal's \u003cem\u003eCutting it Short\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Little Town Where Time Stood Still\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Total Fears: Letters to Dubenka\u003c\/em\u003e and Miroslav Holub's \u003ci\u003eThe Jingle-bell Principle.\u003c\/i\u003e He also contributed to the \u003ci\u003eTraveller's Literary Companion to Eastern and Central Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, and several anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren von Kunes is a Lecturer at Yale University, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCzech Practical Dictionary: Czech-English\/English-Czech\u003c\/i\u003e and of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Imaginable: 240 Ways of Looking at Czech\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the editor-in-chief and coauthor\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof Barron's \u003ci\u003eTravelWise Czech\u003c\/i\u003e, the translator of Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich's play \u003ci\u003eSvět za mřízemi \u003c\/i\u003ein Laurence Senelick's volume \u003ci\u003eCabaret Performance\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of introductions to translated novels. She has also published 'Annotated Bibliography on Czech and Slovak Literary Theory' in the series \u003ci\u003eNew Literary History: International Bibliography of Literary Theory and Interpretation \u003c\/i\u003eand has contributed scholarly articles on Czech culture, film and literature in various periodicals. Her most recent publication is \u003ci\u003eMilan Kundera's Fiction: A Critical Approach to Existential Betrayals\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2013 she published her novel \u003ci\u003eAmong the Sinners\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510887452946,"sku":"9780367861858","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_26453190-1f3f-4b10-97c9-543cbaf3b32e.jpg?v=1730938100","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/czech-an-essential-grammar-9780367861858","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}