This Italian reference grammar provides students teachers and othersinterested in the Italian language with a comprehensive accessible and jargonfree guide to t... » 

This Italian reference grammar provides students teachers and othersinterested in the Italian language with a comprehensive accessible and jargonfree guide to the forms and stucture of Italian. Whatever their level ofknowledge of the language learners of Italian will find this bookindispensable it gives clear and detailed explanations of everything from themost elementary facts such as the relation between spelling and pronunciationor the forms of the article to more advanced points such as the variousnuances of the subjunctive. Formal or archaic discourse is distinguished frominformal everyday usage and regionalisms are also indicated whereappropriate. «