Content: Preface. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the Third Edition. Acknowledgements. Acknowledgements to the Second Edition. Abbreviations. 1. Introduction. Pronunciation. Orthography. Division of Words. Punctuation. 2. The Noun. Word Formation. Gender. Declension. Case Usage. Diminutive and Augmentative Nouns. 3. The Pronoun. 4. The Adjective. The Long Form of the Adjective. The Short Form of the Adjective. The Comparative Degree of the Adjective. The Superlative Degree of the Adjective. 5. The Numeral. Cardinal, Collective and Indefinite Numerals. Ordinal Numerals. Special Functions of Numerals. 6. The Verb. Conjugation. Aspect. Reflexive Verbs. Impersonal Constructions. The Passive Voice. The Conditional and Subjunctive Moods. Constructions Expressing Obligation, Necessity, Possibility or Potential. Verbs of Motion. Participles. Gerunds. 7. The Adverb. 8. The Preposition. Spatial Prepositions. Prepositions that Denote the Position of an Object in Relation to Another Object (Behind, in Front of, Below, on Top of etc.), or Movement to or from that Position. Prepositions that Denote Spatial Closeness to an Object, Movement Towards or Away from an Object, or Distance from an Object. Prepositions that Denote Along, Across, Through a Spatial Area. Prepositions that Denote Spatial Limit. Temporal Prepositions. The Use of Prepositions to Denote Action in Relation to Various Time Limits. Other Meanings. Other Important Meanings Expressed by Prepositions. 9. The Conjunction. Co-ordinating Conjunctions. Subordinating Conjunctions. 10. The Particle. 11. Word Order. Glossary. Bibliography. Subject Index. Word Index.