Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar
The reference grammar of Swedish in English — the book that answers the awkward questions.
What it actually is
Hinchliffe, Holmes and Malmgård's Routledge grammar is the standard English-language description of Swedish, covering word order, particle verbs, the definite forms and every construction a coursebook glosses over. You do not read it through; you keep it beside you and look things up when a rule stops making sense. Routledge also publish lighter Basic and Intermediate Swedish grammar-and-workbook volumes if this is too dense. It is a full-price academic reference and assumes you already know grammatical terminology.
What it covers
- Grammar
- Writing
- Reading