Dutch: A Comprehensive GrammarTaylor & Francis Group, 2017 - 438 pagina's Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Pronunciation -- 1.1 Vowels -- 1.2 Consonants -- 1.3 Regional differences -- Chapter 2 Spelling -- 2.1 Archaisms in printed matter from pre-1947 -- 2.2 Recent changes to Dutch spelling -- 2.3 Use of accents -- 2.4 Apostrophe -- 2.5 Capital letters -- 2.6 Hyphen -- 2.7 Medial letters in compound words -- 2.8 The alphabet -- Chapter 3 Punctuation -- 3.1 The comma -- Chapter 4 Cases -- Chapter 5 Articles -- 5.1 The indefinite article -- 5.2 The definite article -- Chapter 6 Demonstratives -- Chapter 7 Nouns -- 7.1 Rules for the gender of Dutch nouns -- 7.2 Plural of nouns -- 7.3 Feminizing masculine agents -- 7.4 Possession -- 7.5 Diminutives -- Chapter 8 Pronouns -- 8.1 Personal pronouns -- 8.2 Possessive pronouns -- 8.3 Reflexive pronouns -- 8.4 Demonstrative pronouns -- 8.5 Relative pronouns -- 8.6 Indefinite pronouns -- 8.7 Interrogative pronouns -- Chapter 9 Adjectives -- 9.1 Rules for inflection -- 9.2 The comparative of the adjective -- 9.3 The superlative of the adjective -- 9.4 Adjectives used only predicatively or attributively -- 9.5 Predicative adjectives followed by prepositions -- 9.6 Adjectives used as nouns -- 9.7 Formation of adjectives -- 9.8 Notes on some peculiarities of adjectives -- Chapter 10 Adverbs -- 10.1 Comparative and superlative of adverbs -- 10.2 Intensifying adverbs -- 10.3 Adverbs of time -- 10.4 Adverbs of place and direction -- 10.5 Interrogative adverbs -- 10.6 Adverbial conjunctions -- 10.7 Formation of adverbs -- 10.8 Adverbs of modality -- Chapter 11 Verbs -- 11.1 Formation of tenses -- 11.2 Use of tenses -- 11.3 Alphabetical list of strong and irregular verbs -- 11.4 Mixed verbs -- 11.5 Irregular verbs |