Routledge Essential Grammars
About the Book Series
Essential Grammars describe clearly and succinctly the core rules of each language and are up-to-date and practical reference guides to the most important aspects of languages used by contemporary native speakers. They are designed for elementary to intermediate learners and present an accessible description of the language, focusing on the real patterns of use today.
Essential Grammars are a reference source for the learner and user of the language, irrespective of level, setting out the complexities of the language in short, readable sections that are clear and free from jargon.
Essential Grammars are ideal either for independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.
All Essential Grammars are available as inspection copies.
Cambodian: An Essential Grammar
1st Edition
By Chhany Sak-Humphry
June 30, 2025
Cambodian: An Essential Grammar is an accessible guide to the grammatical themes, patterns, and structures of the Cambodian language. Across 14 chapters, the book introduces both basic and more complex examples in the written and spoken language. With its use of plain language and avoidance of ...
Thai: An Essential Grammar
3rd Edition
By David Smyth
February 28, 2025
This third edition of Thai: An Essential Grammar provides an up-to-date and concise reference guide to Thai grammar. Using clear, jargon-free explanations, it sets out the complexities of Thai in short, readable sections and presents an accessible description of the language. Focus is kept on the ...
Filipino: An Essential Grammar
1st Edition
By Sheila Zamar
October 31, 2022
Filipino: An Essential Grammar is a comprehensive and practical reference guide introducing the key grammatical forms and structures in the Filipino language. This book offers a detailed exploration of key phonological, morphological, and syntactic features of Filipino that are essential to ...
Hindi: An Essential Grammar
2nd Edition
By Rama Kant Agnihotri
September 21, 2022
Hindi: An Essential Grammar is a practical reference guide to the core structures and features of modern Hindi. Assuming no prior knowledge of Hindi grammar, this book avoids jargon and overly technical language as it takes the student through the complexities of Hindi grammar in short, readable ...
Icelandic: An Essential Grammar
1st Edition
By Daisy L. Neijmann
December 31, 2021
Icelandic: An Essential Grammar is a concise and convenient guide to the basic grammatical structure of Icelandic. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging Grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations and sets out the complexities of Icelandic in short, readable ...
Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian: An Essential Grammar
1st Edition
By Željko Vrabec
September 22, 2021
Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian: An Essential Grammar is intended for beginners and intermediate students who need a reference that explains grammar in straightforward terms. It covers all the main areas of the modern single BCMS grammatical system in an accessible way, and free from ...
West Greenlandic: An Essential Grammar
1st Edition
By Lily Kahn, Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi
September 22, 2021
This grammar provides a clear and comprehensive overview of contemporary West Greenlandic. It follows a systematic order of topics beginning with the alphabet and phonology, continuing with nominal and verbal morphology and syntax, and concluding with more advanced topics such as complex sentences ...
Chinese: An Essential Grammar
3rd Edition
By Yip Po-Ching, Don Rimmington
March 31, 2021
This new and extended edition of Chinese: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and concise reference guide to modern Chinese (Mandarin) grammar. Refreshingly jargon-free, it presents an accessible description of the language, focusing on the real patterns of use today. This Grammar aims to serve ...
Czech: An Essential Grammar
2nd Edition
By James Naughton, Karen von Kunes
December 30, 2020
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 ...
Vietnamese: An Essential Grammar
1st Edition
By Binh Ngo
July 28, 2020
Vietnamese: An Essential Grammar is a concise and user-friendly reference guide to modern Vietnamese. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language in short, readable sections. Features include: Clear and up-to-date examples of modern usage. Special attention to those points...
Swedish: An Essential Grammar
3rd Edition
By Ian Hinchliffe, Philip Holmes
February 13, 2020
This fully revised third edition of Swedish: An Essential Grammar incorporates changes proposed to Swedish grammar by Svenska Akademiens grammatik. Examples have been fully updated and the bibliography has been expanded. Swedish: An Essential Grammar provides a fresh and accessible description of ...
Romanian: An Essential Grammar
2nd Edition
By Ramona Gönczöl
January 05, 2020
Now in its second edition, Romanian: An Essential Grammar is a concise, user-friendly guide to modern Romanian. It takes the student through the essentials of the language, explaining each concept clearly and providing many examples of contemporary Romanian usage. This fully revised second edition ...