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Schiffman, Harold – 1979
This reference grammar is a description of the speech of educated people of the Bangalore/Mysore area of Karnataka State in South India. This particular dialect is used in films and, to some extent, on the radio. The four sections of the book deal with: (1) phonology, (2) the noun phrase, (3) the verb phrase, and (4) syntax. Each item that is…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialects, Dravidian Languages, Grammar

Kubler, Cornelius C. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1988
Presents checklists of the more common grammatical patterns in spoken Mandarin for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. Most of the patterns include an example with an English gloss. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Idioms, Language Patterns, Mandarin Chinese, Phrase Structure

Cernik, Jiri – 1992
The grammar is designed to be used as a reference for addressing structural problems in Czech. The guide is organized into 11 chapters. The first describes the pronunciation of written Czech and explains spelling conventions. Aspects of the language covered here include the alphabet, arrangement of words in the dictionary, vowels, diphthongs,…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, Alphabets, Capitalization (Alphabetic)