A Latin Grammar

✍ Scribed by James Morwood

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 212
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A Latin Grammar gives clear, concise, and easily understood explanations of all the key points of Latin grammar. With additional features such as a glossary of grammatical terms, a vocabulary list covering all the Latin words found in the main text, study tips, and notes on Roman dates, money, weights and measures, and names, it ensures that students have all the support they need to complement their language learning. A Latin Grammar also offers hundreds of example sentences illustrating grammatical points, an explanation of literary terms, and an invaluable guide to pronunciation. This handy reference helps students bring this influential language to life.

✦ Table of Contents

A Latin Grammar......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Glossary of Grammatical Terms......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 17
Pronunciation......Page 18
Number, gender and cases......Page 23
Reference Grammar......Page 33
Verbs......Page 50
Relative clauses......Page 86
Time, place, and space......Page 88
Participles......Page 93
Indirect statement......Page 99
Sequence of tenses......Page 103
Direct and indirect command......Page 105
Direct and indirect questions......Page 109
Purpose clauses......Page 113
Result clauses......Page 116
Verbs of fearing......Page 119
Impersonal verbs......Page 121
Gerunds and gerundives......Page 125
Conditional sentences......Page 131
Time clauses......Page 135
Cum (= when)......Page 139
Dum (= while)......Page 141
Because, although, as if......Page 143
Quin and quominus......Page 147
Some, any, every, each, ever......Page 150
Some tips......Page 154
Appendices......Page 160
Roman dates......Page 162
Roman Money......Page 164
Roman weights and measures......Page 165
Roman names......Page 166
Some Literary Terms......Page 167
Vocabulary: Latin-English......Page 172
Vocabulary: English-Latin......Page 189
Benjamin Hall Kennedy's Memory Rhymes......Page 197
Index......Page 204

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Латинский язык;Грамматика;